“I think that idea is a gift from God. I think it was inspired out of heaven. You know, seriously I think it would be great. Here’s what I think this means: It is the Southern states and the Midwestern states that really form the bulk of the presidential genesis in November.”
— Mike Huckabee, quoted by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, on the proposed “SEC primary” on March 1, 2015.
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