Huckabee: ‘[Paul]’s Folks Would Walk Across Glass,’ Gingrich Has A ‘Political Colonoscopy’ Problem

With the Iowa caucuses somehow less than a month away and Rep. Ron Paul inching closer to frontrunner Newt Gingrich in the polls, the question of whether Gingrich will make it into first place and, if he doesn’t, whether it will matter has come to the fore. On Fox & Friends this morning, 2008 Iowa Republican caucus winner Mike Huckabee weighed in on the importance of coming in first there, and on his suspicion that Gingrich may not survive the current “political colonoscopy” his campaign is undergoing.

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Beginning with the question of Rep. Paul’s position in the polls, Huckabee argued that the Congressman was “not really a dark horse” because of his “rabid supporters.” “His folks would walk across broken glass for him and break the glass to make it more fun,” he joked. In that he has an advantage over every other candidate, whose “support is still moveable,” as is visible in the undecided voters that have yet to settle on Rick Santorum, Rep. Michele Bachmann, or Rick Perry. Then there is Gingrich, who still needs to survive the requisite “political colonoscopy” that comes with being frontrunner.

Host Alisyn Camerota then turned to the actual strategy of winning in Iowa, asking Huckabee for some campaign secrets. “Organization,” he answered flatly, explaining that, as a caucus and not an election, getting out the “vote” is far more difficult than in a primary election. He continued to explain how it is precisely that Iowa matters, after host Dave Briggs brought up Chris Wallace‘s contention that a Ron Paul win in Iowa would discredit the caucuses.

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“When I won, nobody was giving me any real sense of being a serious contender,” Huckabee replied, “after that, I ended up second to McCain. Would I have gotten there without Iowa? No.”

The interview via Fox News below:

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