Mike Huckabee Floats Another Presidential Run
Source: TPM
CATHERINE THOMPSON DECEMBER 13, 2013, 6:53 AM EST
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is keeping the door open for another presidential run.
Huckabee told the New York Times Thursday night that he's "mindful of the fact that there's a real opportunity" for him in the 2016 race, but will only jump in if he has the finances to sustain a bid in the long term.
If I talk to people and they say, If you run, were in and were in a big way, thats going be helpful, he told the Times. If I dont hear that, you know what? This will be a real easy decision for me to make because Ive jumped in a pool without water before and its a hard hit at the bottom.
The former governor swept the Iowa caucuses in the 2008 presidential race, but his campaign ran out of cash in later primary states. Huckabee's talk radio program also came to an end Thursday.
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Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)swimming pool.
underpants
(182,904 posts)Bohunk68
(1,364 posts)Sounds just like those televangelists who call themselves Prosperity Christians. A real opportunity to make even more money.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Scamming is the Huckster's way!
mdbl
(4,976 posts)He's such a moron. His stupidity lowered the bar for presidential candidates 3 notches. He really tried hard to out-weird the other GOP candidates and came off looking like the whacko that Fux News craves for their morning couch potato show.
trusty elf
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FSogol
(45,529 posts)Berlum
(7,044 posts)Hucky & Cruz? Cruz & Hucky? The Evango-Occultist End Timer, Inc. ticket (R)
Gothmog
(145,619 posts)This may be a way to get more press and money
tanyev
(42,623 posts)They're going to be hitting the road very soon.
underpants
(182,904 posts)They have convinced themselves that it is their's for the taking.
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)sorefeet
(1,241 posts)But I guess they get to keep all the money they have left over, that's why he is demanding big support. He knows he can't win and really doesn't give a fuck, as long as he can make some big bucks.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)they DO make the "clown-survivor" reality entertaining.
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Rick Santorum, and now Mike Hickabee.
Don't worry, the GOTP Presidential Candidate Clown Car has lots of room . . . they've even installed a special wide seat for Governor Krispie Kreme . . . and they've installed a padded, sound-proofed section in case Sarah Palin climbs on board.
underpants
(182,904 posts)Some young staffer will point out that Chik-fil-a's are closed on Sunday thus reducing their campaign time by 14%.
Huckabee will scream at the young staffer "There are pickles in those sandwiches!! PICKLES!!"
The young staffer will slink away to update his resume.
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann will write an inside-the-campaign book about the GOP internal polling that showed great "enthusiasm" for "The Pickles strategy".
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)The possible Republican field so far:
Chris "Traffic Jam" Christie
Ted "Green Eggs and Ham" Cruz
Paul "Help my rich friends!" Ryan
SaraH "Batshit Crazy" Palin (?)
All we need is Michelle! C'mon Michelle, comedians need you!
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,057 posts)Yet another TeaPublican looking at the election process as a get rich quick scheme.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Good luck with that, Gomer.
RushIsRot
(4,016 posts)struggle4progress
(118,356 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)So I guess that does make him a floater.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Submariner
(12,509 posts)This racist Cracker mentioned Kenyan Mau Mau traditions when referring to President Obama a few years back. Despicable cracker.
question everything
(47,537 posts)which is more than one can say about Rand, Rubio, Cruz and Santorum..