Huckabee Seeks Fundraiser, True Believer

Republican Hopeful Wants Finance Director Who Believes In The Candidate’s Staying Power

(AP)  Wanted: A top-notch, slow-talking fundraiser willing to move to Arkansas.

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee on Friday blamed campaign finance laws and a failing within his own campaign for his poor fundraising record. He hopes to fix things by recruiting a national finance chairman who fits the aforementioned description.

“I don't want some fast-talking, slick guy. I want somebody who believes in me,” Huckabee said, before joking: “That's the hard part: finding somebody who believes in me.”

Huckabee raised about $1 million this summer for his GOP presidential campaign, one-tenth the total of front-running rivals Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani, and one-fifth the total of little-known Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.

The former Arkansas governor said he's raised enough money to stay competitive and build on the momentum from a second-place finish in Iowa's straw poll and a modest rise in polls.

But he acknowledged that he's off to a slow start on money, saying the problem is that he hasn't had a national campaign chairman overseeing fundraising efforts. Huckabee blamed campaign finance laws that he said favor rich candidates and Washington incumbents.

“If I was wealthy, I could have hired somebody to find a lot of people to give me money. If I was a senator, I could have transferred a lot of money (from Senate campaign accounts) to hire somebody to find a lot of people to give me money,” Huckabee said.

While his rivals often fly private planes that whisk them to three or four fundraising events a day, Huckabee goes commercial. “I've spent a lot of time in airports with canceled or delayed flights,” he said.

His original finance director had to leave the campaign for personal reasons. Huckabee suggested that it had been hard to find a replacement because political professionals underestimated his staying power.

Now his campaign is drawing more interest from donors, including a group of 100 pledging to raise $100,000 apiece, so it should be easier to find a top-notch national finance chairman, Huckabee said.

“We've got to find somebody who is interested in moving to Little Rock and raising money,” he said.

[kansas1946]

%u201CIf I was wealthy, I could have hired somebody to find a lot of people to give me money. If I was a senator, I could have transferred a lot of money (from Senate campaign accounts) to hire somebody to find a lot of people to give me money,%u201D Huckabee said.
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If I recall, there was another governor of Arkansas that wasn''t wealthy that managed to run and win the presidency. This sounds like a little bashing of the upper-classes. (The wealthy) Isn''t that a no-no for a Republican?

[socrates392]

%u201CI don''t want some fast-talking, slick guy. I want somebody who believes in me,%u201D Huckabee said, before joking: %u201CThat''s the hard part: finding somebody who believes in me.%u201D

If you can''t find anyone who believes in you at this point, what makes you think you are going to win the Republican primary? Let alone the general election. What a waste of money.

[Ed0719]

What''s wrong, can''t the Talibangelicals muster up enough spare dollars from gullible grandmothers by preaching "family values" anymore?

[dutchfarmer]

Huck, you need to withdraw and endorse Ron Paul. You don''t understand the Christian principle of honoring your oath of office. The Constitution is a job description of the government and you want the government to continue to work outside of its job description. Congress didn''t declare war in Iraq. You want to continue an unjust war. Ron Paul understands to Christian principle of upholding his oath of office. Huck, do the right thing and withdraw from the race and endorse Ron Paul.

[reagangop]

Huckabee is the best candidate for President that will stand up for ALL Americans, and that is why even without money he will rise to the top. He is the real thing.. I am tired of both reublicans and democrats using each other as scapegoats for everything that is wrong. Scapegoating is the last thing this country needs;it polarizes a society preventing those involved in the wrongdoing from realizing and admitting there wrongs. It also does nothing to solve the problems at hand, but only leaves them to worsen. Mike is the only candidate with real solutions...

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[rick_vt]

Odd that the Fundamental Religious Right isn''t embracing this guy...he''s perfect in so many ways for them. Or is it because the moral family values that he touts doesn''t seem to have positively influenced his family - what with that terrible dog torture incident and then the gun at the airport thing - both by his son - yup, some good learnin'' of morals happened there. Sorry, that high horse he''s riding smells bad upwind and downwind.

[ih2005]

Huckabee is an adroit public speaker. He is all about calling his listeners to "do something," to awaken them to their own empowerment, and summon them to action in order that "Main Street," and not "Wall Street," will prevail in guarding the values and beliefs upon which the Republic was founded.

Huckabee puts his listeners at ease, and reassures them, articulating clear concepts in a natural, easy style (no doubt something well-cultivated as a pastor). One can easily imagine sitting comfortably with this man over a cup of coffee at the Main Street Cafe.

Most importantly, Huckabee convinces many that he is ONE with the FairTax grassroots movement. Romney''''s recent WEAK response to FairTax questioning on %u201CThis Week with Geo. Stephanopoulos ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW4fa6Z_4Po )%u201D drew a sharp contrast between Huckabee and all other presidential front-runners who will not embrace it. Huckabee understands that what''''s wrong with the income tax can''''t be fixed with "a tap of the hammer, nor a twist of the screwdriver." That his opponents cling to the destructive Tax Code, the IRS, preserving political power of granting tax favors at continued cost to - and misery of - American families, invigorates his campaign''''s raison d''''etre. %u201CMain Street%u201D will have to demand ( http://snipr.com/scrapthecode ) that their legislators deliver the bill to Huckabee, if elected.

[hwy71so]

If I had the skills, I''d volunteer. You just don''t want me handling finances though... lol