Arkansas Governor coming to South Carolina
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will speak at York County's Republican convention next month.
He is among several possible presidential contenders who have visited or are planning trips to South Carolina.
The Palmetto State's 2008 GOP primary is the first in the South. In 2000, the state was crucial to the campaign of then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush.
Karen Kedrowski, chairwoman of Winthrop University's political science department and an expert on the role of the mass media in politics, said Huckabee's conservative credentials will play well in York County. Huckabee ran the Arkansas Baptist State Convention for three years before terms as lieutenant governor and governor.
"There is no doubt Huckabee is looking to make friends in South Carolina," Kedrowski said. "York County is a natural. He will be fishing for votes."
Other Republicans fishing for votes at the March 2 convention will include Gov. Mark Sanford and Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer who are running for re-election this year.
He is among several possible presidential contenders who have visited or are planning trips to South Carolina.
The Palmetto State's 2008 GOP primary is the first in the South. In 2000, the state was crucial to the campaign of then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush.
Karen Kedrowski, chairwoman of Winthrop University's political science department and an expert on the role of the mass media in politics, said Huckabee's conservative credentials will play well in York County. Huckabee ran the Arkansas Baptist State Convention for three years before terms as lieutenant governor and governor.
"There is no doubt Huckabee is looking to make friends in South Carolina," Kedrowski said. "York County is a natural. He will be fishing for votes."
Other Republicans fishing for votes at the March 2 convention will include Gov. Mark Sanford and Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer who are running for re-election this year.
posted by SCGOP at 5:10 PM
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