Huckabee on VP, Thompson
Posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 2:07 PM by Mark Murray
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From NBC's Lauren AppelbaumThe day after his third-straight well-received debate performance,
Huckabee held a conference call when reporters, in which he was asked about Tim Russert's statement on TODAY that he would be a good candidate for vice president. "We're focused not on the what ifs, if we don't make it to the top. We're focused on how we are going to get to the top. Maybe I should be flattered people are saying at least I should be on ticket. That's better than saying I shouldn't even be on the stage. So I'll take it as a compliment rather than necessarily a put down."
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Fred Thompson, Huckabee encouraged him to join the race, saying that there are now enough people to form a football team. But he doesn't think the former senator -- even with such a name ID and face recognition -- will cause the race to come to a halt. "I tend to believe that, once he's in, there will be less of the almost aura than there is until he does get in."
And while responding to a question about his evolution answer last night, Huckabee said it wasn't a lack of desire to discuss the topic but he felt there were more important topics to be discussed, especially considering he was asked fewer questions than most of the other candidates on stage. "It just seemed out of proportion that the question I would be posed is what is my view on evolution. That's why I said, I didn't know I was really running to design an eighth grade science textbook."
