"Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had said his campaign’s future depended on a strong showing in Ames. He finished in second place, with 2,587 votes or 18.1 percent. Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas placed third with 2,192 votes, 15.3 percent after campaigning aggressively to be the choice of the Iowa GOP’s influential social conservatives. “Obviously this was an incredible day and victory for us,” Huckabee said. “What happened for us today was stunning.” Huckabee said he and his campaign staff had been saying they had momentum and it proved true. “We overperformed,” he said. “The bigger story is we did it with not a dime of paid advertising.” He said he hopes all the people who promised they’d get behind him “if he got traction” will now step forward."Huckabee's comment about spending for the event is interesting, because if you look at the vote totals, campaigns who don't spend money on the event and don't show up at the event don't get any votes (to speak of) at the event.
Fred, Rudy and McCain--who didn't attend or spend in Ames, finished a DISTANT 7th, 8th and 10th, respectively. Which makes it even more impressive that Huck didn't spend a lot of money and got a lot of votes.
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Should I be worried, Ned? Not that lunching with you on a weekly basis is a bad thing, it's just that I may need to adjust my budget.
Maybe; if you let me modify the deal to coming in second as a "win."
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