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"Most of us in this room truly believe that America was better off when
it was more about 'Leave it to Beaver' than 'Beavis and Butthead.'"

I think that we know who the 'butthead' is here.

Ark. governor, potential pres. candidate courts Christian right

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Faith is not present enough in politics as
candidates and elected officials try to court voters too broadly,
fearing their values will splinter their base, Arkansas Gov. Mike
Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister, said Friday at a Christian
gathering.

Introduced as a "fine Christian American governor," Huckabee, who is
considering a bid for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, said he will
always remain true to his beliefs.

"I don't think most Americans are turned off by people of faith. I think
they're turned off by people who are phony," Huckabee said to a small
group. He added that Christianity is not represented "nearly enough" in
Washington.

Experts say potential GOP candidates are starting two years early with
attempts to shore up the Christian base.

"It's as early as it's ever been," said Jennifer Duffy, editor of The
Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan Internet publication. "The battle
for the hearts of this group is wide open ... They make up a third or
more of the Republican primary vote."

Huckabee, chairman of the National Governors Association, said that
regardless of a possible run for the White House, "I'm still going to be
pro-life, and I'm still going to believe that marriage means something
and its definition is historic and it should be preserved.

"Americans really want to know who they're elected officials are. They
want to know in an honest and transparent way," he added.

"There are many Americans who are spiritually disconnected, culturally
lost," Huckabee said later speaking to about 800 people at the event
hosted by the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ. "Most of us in
this room truly believe that America was better off when it was more
about 'Leave it to Beaver' than 'Beavis and Butthead.'"

U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, who recently announced she would use $10
million of her own money to fund her bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill
Nelson, was set to speak to the group Saturday.

"For the first time in a long time there's no natural front runner for
the Republicans. This is anybody's game," Duffy said.

Other potential candidates for the Republican nomination include former
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Arizona Sen. John McCain,
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, Senate
Majority Leader Bill Frist and, among others, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who
is termed out this year.

Organizers of the Christian event said Bush had not been invited to
speak.



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