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Feb 20, 2008 9:40 pm US/Central
Republicans Make Their Presence Known In Texas
NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
Governor Mike Huckabee held a rally at the Spring Creek Collin County Community College in Plano. But before the rally, he sat down with CBS 11 and talked about why he's staying in the race.
Huckabee said he is under no illusion that he could win the 1,191 delegates needed to secure the nomination. His strategy is to stop John McCain from doing that and force the nomination process to the convention. That's where he believes the more conservative candidate, namely him, will win.
"State that a republican has to win – these are the really conservative states. John McCain has got most of his delegates in California, New York, Connecticut and Delaware. Now those add up, but they don't add to a victory in November," said Huckabbe.
He pointed out that he's the only candidate left in the race that has actually run a government. He said that senators just don't have that experience.
John McCain had something to say in return. In a satellite interview from Dayton, Ohio, McCain said he's making good progress in uniting the party.
In the past, conservatives have taken McCain to task for his work in helping pass liberal legislation.
McCain also outlined his vision for the economy. In a moment of candor earlier in his campaign, he admitted that the economy wasn't his strong suit. But he must have brushed up as he laid out a bold economic agenda.
"I'm very strong on the economy. I'm strong on national offense and national security. We need to keep interest rates low. We need to make the Bush tax cuts permanent. It's very important that the American people not experience a tax increase now," said McCain.
Earlier on Wednesday, McCain accused Barack Obama of backing out of a commitment to accept public financing and limit spending in the general election.
McCain should be in North Texas sometime next week.
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