Young Arkansas Republicans join Huckabee's Iowa campaign

by Aaron Sadler, Stephens Washington Bureau: In case the genuine Arkansas watermelons weren't enough to make an impression on thousands of Iowa residents at Saturday's Republican straw poll, the genuine Arkansans tried to cinch it. A small group of young Republicans from Arkansas dished out watermelons and helped register supporters of former Gov. Mike Huckabee at the straw poll in Ames . . . in the 90-degree heat at Iowa State University. . . . For a lot of people in Arkansas, it hasn't sunk in yet that he's a viable candidate, and when you have folks coming up to you asking where he is and being excited, it makes your heart swell," said Rutledge, of Little Rock. "I think in Arkansas, we're just kind of spoiled." [Read More]

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