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Iowa didn't quite help the cause.


Clearly, it's all downhill once you win the Iowa caucuses.

Dick Gephardt won them in 1988, and he hasn't been heard from since.

(OK, Barack Obama is another story.)

And then there's Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor was the surprise winner for the Republicans this year, defeating ostensible front-runner Mitt Romney in the Hawkeye State and battling for the GOP nomination down to the wire. He withdrew on March 4, only after John McCain clinched it. As a campaigner, Huckabee won praise from Republican audiences for his affable manner and humor.

But, alas, he lost. And, to show how far he has fallen, he is today's special guest for the Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation. It's the place to be, every Wednesday at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, especially if you want interesting conversation, useless trivia questions and sparkling jokes.

And remember, if your local NPR station doesn't carry TOTN, you can hear the program on the Web or on HD radio. And if you are a subscriber to XM/Sirius radio, you can find the show there as well (siriusly).

categories: On The Air

11:18 - December 3, 2008

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