At the close of his Fox News show Saturday night, Gov. Mike Huckabee announced that he would be leaving “Huckabee” to free himself to meet with potential sponsors and gauge interest in another run for the White House. He specifically did not say that he was running in 2016, but Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume knows how to tell for sure if Huckabee is serious about running.
Re: Huckabee, watch his girth. You'll know he's moved from exploring to running when it begins to shrink.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 4, 2015
@brithume When I saw his weight tonight, this was the first thought that struck me…
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) January 4, 2015
@SherrySwain @brithume Bingo. That's how I knew he wasn't running in 2012. Didn't lose an ounce.
— Dennis (@FTLslacker) January 4, 2015
Let’s test the theory.
@fitzfam2000 @brithume He lost weight last time didn't he?
— NLH (@birder1947) January 4, 2015
.@birder1947 In '08, Huckabee dieted and jogged. He was running for president. In '12, he did not diet & was heavy. He wasn't running.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/CraigSwinson/status/551546590872485888
@brithume Al Gore did the same thing
— Dora Artist (@DorasPaintDrips) January 4, 2015
@brithume @birder1947 injured a knee training for a marathon after ‘08 run, I believe
— Jenn Grover (@JennGrover) January 4, 2015
@JennGrover @brithume Huckabee?
— NLH (@birder1947) January 4, 2015
@birder1947 @brithume yes
— Jenn Grover (@JennGrover) January 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/551547285054554114
@AdamBaldwin @brithume How about fat old women? #yesiwentthere
— Malvenue (@Malvenue) January 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/551548037839851520
@brithume @birder1947 A bit personal? Irrelevant to POTUS.
Christie & Jeb Bush aren't exactly slender. ??— BoilerAmerican (@BoilerSandy) January 4, 2015
@BoilerSandy @brithume NO maybe in the days of radio but now days appearance is important. 2008 ppl talked about how clean cut BHO was
— NLH (@birder1947) January 4, 2015
Nothing personal.
My observations re: Huckabee's size r political, not personal. His pattern is: slim down for presidential runs (08), but not when not (12).
— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 4, 2015
@brithume no need to say this, only ppl who thought otherwise were those looking to be outraged about something
— Jeff Henry (@TioJeffie) January 4, 2015
@brithume Stop explaining this. Certainly no need to apologize. If they don't already know this, they're not paying attention anyway.
— contrarymary (@thinkingmaybe) January 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/twister882/status/551563455602634753
@brithume I think he & Christie should stay FAT after all U experts keep saying we want someone that looks like us! Everyone says US is FAT
— Steve (@MACHTink) January 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/mjenner78/status/551564758038872064
Exit question from Dana Loesch:
Is it a requirement that most of the men mulling a 2016 run have a head that resembles a giant ham? Or maybe I'm just tired.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 4, 2015
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