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Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:59:32 AM
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is explaining his decision not to endorse a candidate in the special election that was decided Tuesday night in New York's 23rd Congressional District.
Unlike other potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates like Tim Pawlenty and Sarah Palin, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee chose not to endorse Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, who lost to Democrat Bill Owens by four points.
Huckabee tells OneNewsNow that more than a year ago, he agreed to be the speaker at an awards dinner for the Conservative Party in Syracuse. At that time, he says, Party officials specifically asked him not to get involved in the race, so he honored that commitment.
In addition to that, Huckabee says there is another reason why he did not endorse Hoffman. (
"I'm not a guy that believes that we typically are going to do very well by supporting third-party, independent candidates -- and I think we saw that in New Jersey. Chris Christie almost lost his bid [for governor of New Jersey] because of the presence of an independent," Huckabee notes.
(For the most part I don't support third party candidates but when the Republican candidate is on the left and acts like a Democrat what is the difference between the two parties. That is why I backed a third party candidate in New York State. Mr. Huckabee needs to do some thinking about that.)
