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A broad coalition of black conservatives from across the country plan to hold a press conference on Monday to urge former Governor Mike Huckabee to stay in the presidential race for the Republican nomination until the Convention.
“Governor Huckabee should not be intimidated to stop his bid for the republican nomination,” states Don Scoggins, veteran GOP activist and president of Republicans for Black Empowerment, a DC based national grassroots organization.
“Inside-the-beltway Republicans have lost touch with the increasing seriousness with which heartland conservatives relate to the traditional values agenda,” states Star Parker, a nationally syndicated columnist and conservative activist. “More and more folks are feeling personally assaulted by the meaninglessness that is gripping our culture and believe that Mike Huckabee is the only republican candidate that embodies the moral clarity of the GOP ideals.”
As governor of Arkansas, Huckabee received 48% of the African-American vote in his first election and 43% in his re-election bid. Of the remaining GOP contenders, Huckabee and Rep. Ron Paul were the sole participants in the All-American Presidential Forum moderated by Tavis Smiley.
