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Home Front: Politix
Huckabee trims costs, press travel
2008-01-23
Battling to stay competitive after his weekend loss in South Carolina, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is taking new steps to save money, including no longer scheduling planes and buses for journalists trying to cover his presidential campaign.

Huckabee said he will continue to campaign in Florida on a shoestring budget, but added that he may pull out of the state before its Jan. 29 Republican primary if his prospects look dim.

"I don't want to abandon Florida yet," Huckabee told reporters Monday on a late-night flight from Orlando to Atlanta, where he planned to campaign Tuesday. "We have not come to the conclusion that Florida is out of play."

He said his campaign will evaluate the Florida situation day by day. Meanwhile, he said, he will find time to campaign in several other southern states holding primaries on Feb. 5. "We really need to conserve as much as we can" for TV and radio ads in those states, Huckabee said in a 36-minute news conference at the back of his press charter. He said he is airing no ads in Florida, one of the nation's largest and costliest states for campaigns.
Posted by:Fred

#9  By the time Fred got serious, all the resources were locked up, including media people, advisors, organizers, key access keepers for venues, state legislators, etc.

The campaign started in 2006. Thats why its so broken now.

GOP is bcoming the Stupid Party (Senators under Lamar Alexander still delusional about spending, corruption and earmarks, trying to pass legislation now to shwo they can DO something 0- instead of doing the RIGHT thing. Stupid bastards. The GOP must die in its current form, especially the Seante. TERM LIMITS dammit!).



Posted by: OldSpook   2008-01-23 19:19  

#8  embarrassing. Hunter should know better
Posted by: Frank G   2008-01-23 18:09  

#7  I'm open to Mitt now that Fred! has bowed out. Rudy's been largely MIA lately.

I've never cared for McCain's media attention whore ways.

I don't like the Huckster's class warfare rhetoric at all. Nor do I find his record on allowing the Mexican Consulate to rent a state building in AR for $1 a month. Or was that per year? I don't think it would bode well for immigration policy.

That said, what's up with Duncan Hunter endorsing the Huckabeenajad?(*)
(* - Yeah, I totally ripped that one off)
Posted by: eLarson   2008-01-23 17:54  

#6  Fred lost because of a lack of competent political professionals on his team. If he wants it, he'll accept the VP nod from Romney and spend his time between Dec 08 and Nov 12 campaigning, team building, and fund raising. But I doubt he wants it that much. The country's loss.

Minute 14:30.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-01-23 16:19  

#5  Back on topic:

I guess Huckster is realizing that all those conservatives and thinking evangelicals that were on Fred's bandwagon are not coming his way. Like me, they are leaning to Romney to deny McCain a win.

Times up Huckster - go home.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-01-23 15:36  

#4  Huckabee locked down a lot of resources that Thompson needed by entereing the race way early -and by waiting, Fred let Huckbee get the air he needed to pull resouces together in Iowa.

Huck was smart enough to know when to wedge himself in - Fred left an opening with evangelicals, and Huckbee took it in Iowa with those mindless isdiot sheep evangelicals who vote the "Jesus" candidate every time regardless of the lack of other credentials. Its herd behavior in Iowa.

And the press overhyped the hell out of him for it. Remember, Pat Buchanan got a high percentage of the votes there in the past, and Pat Robertson actually *won* Iowa.

That's Gomer's high water mark.

Thank you GOP for leading off with the stupidest state in the GOP, and then following with letting Democrats and Independents from all over New England decide the next race (NH).

GOP is the suicide party this year.

Posted by: OldSpook   2008-01-23 15:30  

#3  ?? Not sure I follow you Iblis. Huckabee announced back in January, well before Fred.
Posted by: lotp   2008-01-23 14:03  

#2  Fred's out of the race. The damage is done. Huckster's work is complete.
Posted by: Iblis   2008-01-23 13:29  

#1  Minute 14...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-01-23 09:01  

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