HUCKABEE FINN ON A RAFT AND IT IS MOVING
HUCKABEE'S RISE Strategists for Mitt Romney's Republican presidential campaign were actually pleased that fast-rising Mike Huckabee moved ahead of Romney in the Rasmussen poll in Iowa, eliminating surprise if Romney finishes first there in the Jan. 3 caucuses. A Huckabee victory in Iowa would kill Romney's plans to win the first two 2008 tests in Iowa and New Hampshire, followed by sweeping the board in all other primary states. Instead, the contest for the nomination could extend through the... Sign in to see full entry.