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base89 said 03/06, 06:38 PM
Despite the obvious reason (McCain winning)why, Huckabee's outsider campaign was anything but successful. First of all, you're talking about an southern baptist minister turned southern governor, winning the Republican caucus in Iowa. There isn't much of a surprise, I would've been surprised if McCain or Romney won, he connected with voters in one of the most conservative states in America. Beyond Iowa, Huckabee only really made inroads in states that were similar, he only won West Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, and Georgia, which isn't much of a stretch for a baptist minister. The other candidates took notice after he was the first winner of the election, but then after N.H., S.C. and Florida losses, he was just a side show on the campaign, not a viable candidate. Super Tuesday was the clincher, once McCain finished the way he did, even Romney knew it was over, but Huckabee went on, while yammering on about how he majored in miracles, providing comedy material for Stewart, Colbert and O'Brien. All he really did politically, was cost him the V.P. slot by staying in.