Potential Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said he still doesn’t know if he will run for president, but he wasted little time Wednesday at a state Republican Party fundraiser in Montgomery County practicing a stump speech, and some comedy, in front of an enthusiastic crowd of about 100.
“Maryland is kind of like Arkansas, there aren’t that many Republicans willing to come out in daylight,” the jovial former Arkansas governor said at a North Potomac home. Huckabee is one of several possible high profile presidential contenders who have yet to declare against President Obama in the 2012 election.
Some of Maryland’s top GOP brass attended the event that is expected to bring in between $15,000 and $20,000 for the state Republican Party, according to Maryland GOP spokesman Ryan Mahoney. Present were Maryland GOP Chairman Alex Mooney, who introduced Huckabee; Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold; Harford County Executive David Craig; and former Maryland GOP Chairwoman, Audrey Scott.
Former 8th Congressional District candidate Mike Philips confirmed he will run against Democratic Congressman Chris Van Hollen again in 2012. Former 2010 gubernatorial candidate Brian Murphy said the gubernatorial race was “a long way away,” but in the meantime, Murphy said he has found a candidate to seriously challenge first-term U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D), who is up for reelection in 2012, although Murphy wasn’t willing to share the person’s name.
Someone needs to tell Mr Huckabee about the conservative Eastern Shore and how misrepresented we are by the Annapaholes........If we had our stuff together, we would be our own state......
ReplyDeletehe could win he looks enough like Gomer Pyle that people that think america is Mayberry would elect him
ReplyDeleteThey would have better results if they came to the shore and requested assistance.
ReplyDeleteWe are Conservative and represent the right side of thoughts; Bible Reading, Pledge of Alligiance to our FLAG, prayers before meeetings, and owners of Weapons.
All of Which King Obama dislikes.