Huckabee Gets Ed Rollins Despite Not Having Booze And Donuts

Mike Huckabee announced on Friday that the architect of Ronald Reagan’s landslide victory in 1984, Ed Rollins, will now join the Huckabee campaign as national campaign chairman and senior advisor. Rollins also played key roles in Jack Kemp’s presidential run in 1988, and Ross Perot’s run in 1992. “I had given up the profession and felt this was probably my last campaign and I wanted to help,” Rollins told CNN. “Mike is someone with great communications skills and a very approachable message and that is why you see his support growing not just in Iowa but across the country.” Rollins who worked closely with Reagan compared Huckabee to President Reagan. “There’s a lot of people going around talking about the Reagan days, who’s the next Reagan,” he said. “I was with the old Reagan and I can promise you this man comes as close to anyone in filling those shoes.” Rollins also joked about Huckabee’s campaign being “unique.” “It’s the only campaign I’ve ever been in where there’s no donuts and no booze, so it’s going to be a real struggle for me,” he said. “But one of the good things is Huckabee can look at me every day and he can say, I am not going back to being a fat old guy like him, I am going to stay slim and keep joggin.” Rollins has the skills to move Huckabee’s campaign beyond Iowa and New Hampshire which he desperately needs. Huckabee is going up against better known, and better financed candidates and he needs a man like Rollins to help. He should consider adding some donuts and beer to keep this man happy.
Alan Cosgrove