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...Republican governor, fight this on a non-partisan level? Why is this so important to you? I always felt there are certain things that are clearly political. You see one party is for one thing, the other party is for something else. But there are some issues where that fight should never really take place. If you really think about ultimately what is the final goal, which is to help people live in a clean environment or to have healthcare or education, certain things like that where you should really work together as a party and just say what...
...This is an advantage that Huckabee desperately needs to exploit, since his ground organization in Iowa pales in comparison to his rivals. He boasts a paid Iowa staff of just 14, up from eight at the start of November. By contrast, Republican Mitt Romney, who comes in second in most polls, has 17 full-time Iowa staffers, and another 60 part-time organizers who have been in place for months. At the end of each Romney event in Iowa, the candidate implores supporters to fill out cards so they can be put in the campaign's data-base...
...Huckabee has bet that what he lacks in organization, he can make up for in enthusiasm, especially among the party's religious base. "Huckabee has a very active, passionate organization on the ground, but the campaign just isn't organized," said one veteran Iowa operative working for a rival Republican campaign. "He's got natural networks out there that are doing it themselves." These include some of the same networks that allowed Huckabee to place a surprise second in the August Ames straw poll: home schoolers, Bible study groups, and well-organized supporters of the Fair...
...Iowa, the evangelical appeal may be enough to carry him to victory, following the trail blazed by the televangelist Pat Robertson in 1988, who placed second in the Republican caucuses. If Huckabee wins Iowa, however, the rest of the Republican Party awaits, and it is unclear how they will respond to a candidate who speaks openly about class disparities in America. At minimum, the strategy is certain to define him against the rest of the Republican pack, which includes the son of a Navy admiral, John McCain, the son of a governor, Mitt Romney, and a wealthy big-city mayor...
...childhood sores of poverty long ago healed over for Huckabee, who spent more than a decade in the Arkansas Governor's mansion. But Huckabee continues to identify an itch in the Republican Party, and the nation as a whole, for a more frank appraisal of the working family's struggle. As the caucuses approach, he is scratching away as best...