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If a candidate’s ability to draw a crowd on the weekend before the Iowa caucus is any indication, Mike Huckabee has a lot to smile about.
The former Arkansas governor spoke to hundreds of potential Republican caucus-goers in Ottumwa Friday night, nearly filling the large auditorium in this southeast Iowa community’s Bridge View Center.
The crowd was estimated at more than 500 who laughed and cheered throughout the evening’s presentation.
The next day, in that same Ottumwa building, Huckabee’s main rival for the Republican nomination couldn’t muster nearly as many supporters. A far smaller crowd gathered to hear former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Romney’s event was held in a smaller meeting room at the Bridge View Center, and there was room to spare.
This Iowa Independent video shows the size of the crowds at the two Ottumwa events:
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