January 1, 2008
Posted: January 1st, 2008 06:47 AM ET
DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) - Instead of kicking off one of his last campaigning days in Iowa with a stump speech, Huckabee did it with a 7:30am, three-mile run around Des Moines’ Grays Lake in 17-degree weather. “This really is insane, isn’t it?” he told reporters Monday. When the shivering journalists asked who would win a footrace against Mitt Romney, Huckabee responded, “Bring him out here and we’ll see. Of course he’ll be running both ways the whole time.” Shortly after, Huckabee dropped a bombshell at a news conference by deciding not to introduce an attack ad on Romney, yet showing it to the gathered press, sparking a frenzy among the gathered press corps. The next stop of the day was even more chaotic. Back at his campaign headquarters, the next stop of the day, anti-war protesters had gotten inside and unfurled a banner reading “What would Jesus bomb?’ Police led them away, past a second protest struck up by Ron Paul supporters outside Huckabee’s offices. Those protestors were chanting, “Legalize the Constitution.” After telling the guests at his New Year’s Eve party about his change of heart over his campaign ad, he grabbed a bass and played ‘Johnny B. Goode’ and ‘Hard Day’s Night’ with the band before making an early exit to get some sleep. After a day whose sole purpose (essentially) was to get as much coverage as possible, what is Huckabee’s New Year’s resolution? “Stay away from you guys all I can,” he said jokingly to huddled reporters. – CNN Political Producer Alexander Marquardt Filed under: Iowa Mike Huckabee |
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