Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee received a warm welcome at a campaign event Thursday in Des Moines. The former Arkansas governor has refrained from directly criticizing rivals, pleasing Iowa voters who dislike negative campaigning.
(keith bedford/reuters)
As Huckabee gains steam, establishment sees a threat
Upstart candidate breaking GOP mold
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee received a warm welcome at a campaign event Thursday in Des Moines. The former Arkansas governor has refrained from directly criticizing rivals, pleasing Iowa voters who dislike negative campaigning.
(keith bedford/reuters)
WEST DES MOINES - The Republican establishment is galvanizing against upstart GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, worried that the former Arkansas governor is unreliably conservative and unprepared for the challenges of a general election campaign or the Oval office. (Full article: 1232 words)
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