Mike Huckabee Has A Message To Iowa Evangelicals

About two and a half hours after the Iowa Caucuses began, Huckabee shared his decision on Twitter. He thanked his backers for their loyal support, adding the hashtag #ImWithHuck.

Mike Huckabee says on Twitter he’s ending 2nd run for president.

In this January 31, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at Inspired Grounds Cafe in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Huckabee won the 2008 Iowa Caucus, but failed to gain traction in the 2016 election. “Without naming Ted Cruz directly, he wondered aloud whether Iowa voters were truly ready to hand the, ‘faith mantle” to someone that hasn’t been trusted throughout the years.

Senator Marco Rubio, who came third in the state, praised Huckabee in a speech to supporters.

On the Democratic side, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was also expected to announce Monday night that he is suspending his presidential campaign.