January 8, 2008
Posted: January 8th, 2008 09:17 PM ET
Mike Huckabee has set his sights on South Carolina's upcoming primary.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) - GOP Iowa caucus winner Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, said he's "seen momentum build" in the last few weeks and pledged to ride it to the Republican nomination, despite what looked to be a third-place finish in the New Hampshire primary. "Ladies and gentlemen, a few weeks ago, we were way back in sixth place and nobody thought we would even be contenders in New Hampshire," he said. "If there's any sadness tonight," he said, "it's not because of where we finished because, whew, we're pretty happy about that." Huckabee called the finish "better than anybody thought this old Southern boy could do in New England." Huckabee had 12 percent of the vote with 29 percent of precincts counted in New Hampshire. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, projected by CNN to be the winner, had 38 percent, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was projected to finish second and had 28 percent. Twelve percent of precincts had reported results when CNN projected McCain to win and Romney to finish second, basing the projection on those results, exit polls and other statistical models - including the number of votes outstanding in areas where McCain is expected to do well. Related video: Huckabee: 'continued momentum' Filed under: Mike Huckabee New Hampshire |
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