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BREAKING: Huckabee suspends campaign

February 1, 2016
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has suspended his campaign.

 

Huckabee made the announcement Monday night via Twitter, while the Iowa caucusus were still underway:

 

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With 86 percent of precincts reporting, Huckabee won 2,832, or 1.8 percent, votes statewide.

 
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