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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Huckabee urges Georgians to back ‘second choice’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The man who won the Feb. 5 Georgia GOP presidential primary has released a video urging state Republicans to back the party’s nominee for president.
And, in case you’ve forgotten, they’re not one and the same.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was in Georgia a week ago for a fund raiser for U.S. Rep. John Linder. During his stop in Duluth, he shot the video urging Georgians to back McCain, who defeated Huckabee for the Republican nomination, even though Huckabee won Georgia.
In the spot, which can be seen here, Huckabee starts off light, saying he wanted to talk about the man who was “my second choice for president.”
“It’s time for Republicans across America, and especially here in Georgia, to unite behind John McCain,” Huckabee said. “We need him as our 44th president.”
Huckabee urged his supporters to contact the McCain campaign and get involved. “Too much is on the line for our country and for our kids,” he says in the video. “And that’s why I am not only thanking you for all you have done for me but asking you to do that much and more to help Senator McCain get elected.”
— Aaron Gould Sheinin
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