Mitt Romney for President My Man Mitt: Huckabee: I'm Broke!

From The Prowler:

Less than a month after a huge upset victory, and promises that fundraising would be ramped up, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is asking his senior staff to keep working for him without pay, while lower level campaign staff are seeing their salaries cut dramatically or eliminated altogether.

"The goal is to get a leaner, meaner campaign structure moving into Super Tuesday," says a senior campaign adviser.

But many of those being asked to take the cut are refusing, and walking away, leaving the campaign with holes to fill.

"The money simply hasn't come in at the rate that we expected," says the aide. "Florida is a $7 million commitment that we can't meet, and if we did, that leaves us exposed for Super Tuesday, where we have a lot of states and a lot media buys. We had to make tough decisions."

Matt Lewis chimes in with this:

Huckabee seems to be realizing he can't win Florida -- especially with Rudy, McCain, and Romney all campaigning hard there. He has been traveling to other states, including Georgia, and seems to be planning a Feb. 5 strategy, instead of a Florida strategy ...

He also seems to be out of money. He's cutting salaries, and squeezing his budget ...

I think he's fading ...

If Huck does avoid FL, this could really effect the outcome, as could Fred basically dropping out. Who knows in which direction, but I am guessing John wishes Huck and Fred would stay in a little a longer.


	3 Comments: Pass the plate, Huck. At least he and McCain have the media on their side. That's worth a lot of money for them. By Anonymous, at January 22, 2008 at 2:17 PM I guess what they say about a week being an eternity in politics is true.Check that make it 4 days. Huck and Thompson's draw down and withdrawal,certianly changes the dynamic of the race. People were voting for Thompson more or less as a conscience vote as being the most pure or whatever now have to turn to the next best choice.I imagine a few zealots will still vote for Huck.Nobody can predict where they'll go.If the polls seem to help Romney the media will do everything they can to supress or explain them away. It's really personal now between the media and McCain haters. A win for Mitt would be a double. By Anonymous, at January 22, 2008 at 3:20 PM I guess what they say about a week being an eternity in politics is true.Check that make it 4 days. Huck and Thompson's draw down and withdrawal,certianly changes the dynamic of the race. People were voting for Thompson more or less as a conscience vote as being the most pure or whatever now have to turn to the next best choice.I imagine a few zealots will still vote for Huck.Nobody can predict where they'll go.If the polls seem to help Romney the media will do everything they can to supress or explain them away. It's really personal now between the media and McCain haters. A win for Mitt would be a double. By Anonymous, at January 22, 2008 at 3:20 PM Post a Comment