|
|
Article: Huckabee's 'likability' gave him the edge over Romney
- Article from:
- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- January 5, 2008
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2008 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney's faith wasn't solely to blame
for his second-place finish behind Mike Huckabee in Thursday's Iowa
Caucus. But religion certainly played a role.
Exit polls showed an unusually high number of evangelical
Christians -- some 60 percent -- voted in the caucus. But their
support of Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and an ordained
Southern Baptist minister, shouldn't be construed as a vote against
Romney, experts said. Voters just liked Mike.
Huckabee's training as a minister, and before that as a DJ,
helped him connect with people, said Republican consultant David E.
Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision. His ability to play bass guitar
probably didn't hurt ...