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Article: Running for life coach: Mike Huckabee excels at winning hearts and minds. But he may come up short on votes.(Politics)(Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee)
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- The American Conservative
- Article date:
- September 10, 2007
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MANCHESTER, N.H.--"I love Grand Funk!" Mike Huckabee tells Mary Ann Shakir at her home, overlooking the White Mountain National Forest. "They're nice guys, and we got to know them."
In style and substance, Huckabee is a different kind of Republican. As local GOP activists gather in the living room, the former governor of Arkansas remains on the patio with his hosts, discussing his own band, Capitol Offense, and how they opened for Willie Nelson. He tells Mary that he noticed her impressive audio equipment and just has to hear it before he leaves. He's smiling and insistent. She is happy to comply. After all, Mike Huckabee has played Red Rocks.
His ...