Huckabee ends GOP presidential bid

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Source: USA Today

Mike Huckabee is withdrawing from the Republican presidential race after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, an event he won just eight years ago.

Huckabee tweeted the announcement Monday night.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/01/mike-huckabee-republican-presidential-campaign/79651090

[rpannier]

1. Colbert is happy

So am I

[stonecutter357]

2. who?

[MatthewStLouis]

31. Ha ha!

[tarheelsunc]

3. He was running? eom

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. Yeah. Send him $400 dollars to defeat Obamacare.

He's a grifter.

[Javaman]

4. he made his money. that's all this was about to him. nt

[Gregorian]

5. Hucka-B-Gone

[rpannier]

7. Looks like Carson is following

[milestogo]

12. Carson follows Huckabee into Oblivion

would make a good headline.

[Myrina]

25. Noooooo! I just saw a Carson sticker on someone's car at lunch!

He's getting ready to surge, I tell ya!

[Odin2005]

8. See ya, Fuckabee!

[SoapBox]

9. Good bye and good riddance.

[ustilago]

14. Please...

As if the creeps in the GOP people ever go away.

[Crowman1979]

10. That's what he gets for yelling at Jackie Broyles!

?t=9m3s

[milestogo]

11. I hope that means we'll never hear from him again.

[valerief]

13. One less slimebucket. nt

[Little Tich]

15. Well, I guess it's back to making inane TV shows for you, Huckabee... n/t

[Recursion]

16. He had one good quote, about why he supported benefits for children of undocumented immigrants

"I'm standing here tonight because I got an education. If I hadn't had the education, I wouldn't be standing on this stage. I might be picking lettuce. In all due respect, we're a better country than to punish children for what their parents did."

I do wish that side of the GOP were let out more.

[chapdrum]

17. Bye now Huckster Schmuckabee

Ted Nugent may be looking for a bass player.

[Judi Lynn]

18. What an insult to the country he ever considered running at all. Hope he's gone for good. n/t

[Bradical79]

20. Unfortunately he will be back

Running for president is too effective of a way to market for books, speaking engagements, and radio/tv shows.

[davidpdx]

19. Not a huge surpise

He wasn't going to pick up any momentum with all the R candidates.

[beac]

21. Meanwhile, Jim Gilmore hangs on.

Guess his TWELVE statewide votes really reenergized his campaign!

(To put that in context, "OTHER" got 119!)

[underpants]

27. You can just feel the GILMOREmentum!

[FSogol]

22. Good riddance. n/t

[MosheFeingold]

23. Huckster served his purpose

Huckster (and Santorum) were in the race to try to divide the evangelical vote so as to clear the field for Jeb.

This failed and, if anything, they drew from Rubio (who is the Uniparty's current choice if they can't get Jeb or Hillary).

I am kind of surprised there wasn't a green-party type to try to hack into Bernie and divide that vote.

The RNC is better organized in that regard than the DNC.

[yellowcanine]

24. Now he has more time to spend with Kim Davis - err, his family.

Huckabee gazes fondly on his new friend Kim Davis

[rurallib]

26. And Fox gains a common tater?

common tater - I kill me.

[underpants]

28. Somewhere in Arkansas a cow suit guy outside of a Chik-FIL-a is about to be replaced

[ErisDiscordia]

29. Praise the Lord! Can I get an AMEN?

[olddad56]

30. now he can get back to be a mindless antagonist.

[saltpoint]

32. It's just a dirty shame Mike Huckabee

won't be in contention for the White House.

Not.