On the surface it looks like he’s not running for President. He could be revamping with a new PAC, others have suggested that he’d want a PAC registered in Florida instead of keeping it at the current location in Little Rock, AR. I don’t think you need to terminate your PAC to do that, and I don’t believe you need to terminate your PAC even for a name change (not that I’m an expert).
Couple that with having talked with a couple of his former Iowa staffers who are under the impression he won’t be running… it’s looking like he’s not jumping in. We’ll see, he still seems to be flirting with the idea. I can tell you though any decision he makes won’t have anything to do with his not speaking at CPAC… just saying.
HT: Race 4 2012
Update: HuckPAC says they are housecleaning that they can’t start 2012 business until 2008 Presidential Committee business is closed. They could keep the same committee, but often times candidates start anew.
It doesn’t mean he’s not running and it doesn’t mean he is. What apparently it does mean is that if he does run it’ll be under a new committee. Don’t see the point in doing that, but whatever. To the Huckabee supporters jumping on my case, I stated a fact about his committee winding down. I did not say with 100% certainty that he was not running, I said it looks to me like he wasn’t…and “we’ll see.”
So chill.
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I know a lot of you folks like him…but I really hope he doesn’t run. (Same way I hope Sarah doesn’t run.)
Having him get folks excited and engaged for someone who’s a big social and economic conservative would be outstanding.
This information is false. He is simply closing out the 2008 campaign. It took some time to get all this accomplished. It has nothing to do with not running in 2012. He will be issuing a statement on this tonight. For those hoping he does not run, I wouldn’t set your hopes too high. 🙂
The information isn’t false – he is closing that PAC. Now, the analysis may be off, but I wasn’t making a statement with 100% certainty.
The information isn’t false – he is closing that PAC. Now, the analysis may be off, but I wasn’t making a statement with 100% certainty.
Statement from the Huckabee camp is forthcoming. Why does everybody take what comes from a pro-Huckabee blog as gospel? His decision will come later this summer. Period.
Sorry, I meant a “pro-Romney” blog.
Actually “it” came from his campaigns FEC paperwork. Analysis and conjecture are mine. I just learned of the filings through them. I wouldn’t label them a pro-Romney blog, Shedlock is blogging there.
And I’ll update when it comes. I wasn’t taking anything as gospel… Didn’t I say “we’ll see”?
And I’ll update when it comes. I wasn’t taking anything as gospel… Didn’t I say “we’ll see”?
Shane, can you do the research and find out what and when Mitt Romney did with his 2008 presidential pac? If it was closed out back in 2008, has he re-opened one under another name?
If I get a chance to. Actually I was surprised Huckabee still had it open. The timing seems strange to me, if you are planing to run why close it?
As the Politco article states, many times candidates “start anew” when running a second time. I thought Hogan Gidley’s response was superb.
Why though? I can see new logo, website, branding… but the FEC paperwork and filings? That seems like it would be a waste of time.
It is not his PAC, but the campaign from 2008 that is being closed out. Huck PAC is alive and well.
I know I didn’t say it was Huck PAC.
Statement released by Hogan Gidley of Huck PAC:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49211.html
Shane, will you be changing the title of your post after you have read through the politico article? Or editing it for clarification?
I’ll update it. The title is accurate though.
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Good post, Shane. You will soon discover that many Huckabee supporters will not except any sort of reality that questions the flavor of their koolaide.
Some seemed to act as though I was reporting he was getting out. I reported they filed to wind down the Presidential PAC… I opined that it may mean he won’t run.
He did not go to CPAC because he was in Israel the last 10 days.
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