Politics | Mike Huckabee National Effort Straining Huck Early success leaves campaign stretched thin for countrywide push By Jonas Oransky Posted Jan 17, 2008 12:45 PM CST Copied Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee walks to a waiting plane in Greer, S.C. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Associated Press) Mike Huckabee's campaign is still in post-Iowa shock, trying to figure how it can run nationally with a miniature war chest and paltry organization. The GOP candidate has no offices in any of the 21 states that vote Feb. 5—save in hometown Little Rock—and his third-place finish in Michigan was managed by a 28-year-old recruited less than a week before the vote. Communication skills and popularity among evangelicals have gotten Huckabee a long way, the Wall Street Journal notes, but he’s hampered by his tiny operation. Snuff-sniffing campaign manager Chip Saltsman says the outfit has no choice but to pinch pennies—and doesn’t hint at aces up his sleeve. He keeps it real, though, encouraging his candidate post-debate only with, “You did not suck.” Read These Next New Year's Day dog walk ended with kidnapping attempt, shot fired. A look at cities expected to get hit hardest by the storm. Authorities have finally caught up with former Olympian Ryan Wedding. Former NFL player Kevin Johnson was killed at a homeless camp. Report an error