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CPAC: Draft Huckabee! (for Senate) (Brian Faughnan, February 9, 2008, Worldwide Standard)

[I] want to see Huckabee serve in the Senate starting in January, 2009 -- and cast the decisive vote to return Harry Reid to his previous job as Minority Leader. The Arkansas GOP currently lacks a strong contender in the race against incumbent Senator Mark Pryor. The race would be sure to be close, in a purple state, if Huckabee were the Republican nominee. And given the big boost to his profile as a result of his presidential race, he might enter the race a favorite. He'd certainly be able to raise the needed money.

The Arkansas filing deadline is March 10, so there's plenty of time for Huckabee to change gears. A Senate run in a key state would give him the chance to win over fiscal conservatives who were skeptical of him as a presidential candidate. A term in the Senate (or part of a term) would allow him to burnish defense and foreign policy credentials that hurt him in his presidential run.

Mitt Romney would, likewise, do the Party a service and earn some chits by knocking off one of the Democrats in MA.

Posted by Orrin Judd at February 9, 2008 5:57 PM