Dead Heat in Iowa

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2007 Hillary Clinton's lead in Iowa is statistically nonexistent, leaving in a virtual tie the top three Democrats running in the nation's first electoral test, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll. On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee has sprinted past Rudy Giuliani to be within striking distance of Mitt Romney. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul: ‘We’ve Dug a Hole for Our Party’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2007 Perhaps more remarkable than watching Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee trot out the "if you break it, you buy it" analogy in relation to the Iraq war during Wednesday's debate is taking in Ron Paul's exasperated speech about how a handful of neocons in Washington "hijacked our foreign policy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2007 Mitt Romney won the Republican straw poll in Iowa on Saturday by a wide margin, but his victory was tempered by the conspicuous absence of the other big names in the campaign: John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson. Mike Huckabee, meanwhile, turned heads with a surprising second-place finish. Tommy Thompson said previously he would drop out of the race if he didn't get second or better. He placed sixth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

At Bottom of the Polls, GOP Candidates Duke It Out

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2007 An odd thing happened Sunday: Mike Huckabee took a shot at Mitt Romney's credibility. With only four percentage points of support for the two of them, according to the most recent Gallup poll, you'd think the former Arkansas governor would have bigger fish to fry. He may. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Arkansas Governor Running for President

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2007 Mike Huckabee, who's best known for dropping 100 pounds and urging obese Arkansans to follow his example, added his name to the swelling list of presidential contenders on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Do You Heart Huckabee?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 16, 2007 Former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, a Baptist evangelical who is keeping loyal distance from Bush on the war, may just pull off the hat trick of blending religious conservatism with policy pragmatism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )