Word: iowa
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...framing works best for Huckabee if he is able to pull off an upset. A second place finish, which only a few months ago would have been considered a major victory, would now likely result in legitimizing the big-spending campaign of Mitt Romney, who led the polls in Iowa for months, largely because of his ability to lavish the state with money. By all rights, Huckabee would proudly continue his campaign to South Carolina, which will vote on January 19 and should be receptive to his down-home, conservative appeal. But the chattering classes will dog him for weeks...
...simple fact remains: The outcome in Iowa may very well determine Huckabee's fate as a presidential candidate. With a first place showing, he will fly out of Des Moines tonight as a political golden boy, who beat the odds by taking down the massive political machine of Mitt Romney, without any real money or organization...
...coming fight between Romney and John McCain in New Hampshire on January 8, which will likely carry over to the Michigan primary on January 15. A second place finish for Huckabee also raises the unflattering specter of another evangelical minister, Pat Robertson, who placed a surprise second in the Iowa Republican caucus in 1988, only to have his presidential campaign peter out soon after...
...that if you can't stand the sight of your own blood, don't run for anything," Huckabee joked. "Just buy a ticket and watch it from the stands." Over 11 months of non-stop campaigning, Huckabee has come from nowhere to earn his place on the field. After Iowa, he'll get a better sense of how long he'll get to keep playing...
Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee scored impressive victories in their respective parties' caucuses in Iowa tonight...