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politico.com - 8/14/2008
The Huck effort to block Mitt for veep
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For the second consecutive day, Mike Huckabee made public statements suggesting John McCain ought not pick Mitt Romney as his running mate. “I think there are better choices for Sen. McCain that have the approval of value voters,” Huckabee said today on Fox News.   Yesterday, he told CBS that many Republicans are "not necessarily comfortable" with ...

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Huckabee: You know who probably shouldn’t be VP? Mitt Romney
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... one which seems a tad exaggerated given his effusive praise later in the segment for pro-choice Tom Ridge. It sounds like he prefers the latter to the former, which, if true, would mean he’s more comfortable with a guy who overtly supports abortion than a guy who used to but has now (allegedly) seen the light. Strange. Anyway. I love posting Huck clips just because he’s the one Republican our commenters are harder on than I am myself, but if you’re eager for an actual news hook, read Jonathan Martin’s report of the meeting between Team McCain’s social-con outreach director ...

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