Leaving the orange groves in Florida appearing low on the list of interest among Florida voters, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is heading into Super Tuesday with a decided advantage in his home state of Arkansas. In national polls, he is a virtual tie with Rudy Giuliani, but the former New York mayor is having trouble picking up steam after a slow start during primaries in the early voting states.
In Arkansas, Huckabee holds a 59 percent of Republican expected to vote in the primary according to results posted at usaelectionpolls.com. None of the other contenders is in double-digits in his home state. He is closely being challenged by John McCain, whose campaign heated up in the past couple of months, breathing new life since nearly running out of cash in the fall.
Nationally, McCain is polling in third place and Mitt Romney is in fourth. According to polls at presidentelectionpolls.com that measures a candidate's chances against various Democrat opponents, Huckabee would end up losing to all three of the leading candidates. Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are the only candidates showing they have a chance against a Democrat, and only if the Democrats nominate John Edwards.
Huckabee is having some serious campaign finance issues and reduced spending in Florida, looking ahead to the February 5 contests in which 18 states will hold primaries or caucuses. There will also be 992 delegates available that day. Currently Romney leads the delegate count with 59 and Huckabee is second with 40. McCain is in third with 36 delegates on his side.
Latest Polls: Mike Huckabee Appears to be Poised At Sweeping the South on Super Tuesday
