Gov. Mike Huckabee Endorses Tom Cotton for U.S. Senate

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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee endorsed Tom Cotton on Monday at a news conference in Little Rock, saying that the only way to change Washington is to change the people being sent to Washington.

Huckabee, who served as Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, praised Cotton, saying: "I think when you look at Tom Cotton's personal life story, it's one that is admirable from an American point of view. To have grown up in a small town in Arkansas and ended with a very successful career, and yet when this country got in serious trouble with an attack from irrational jihadists, he didn't say "Gee, I hope somebody else can go and do the fight.' He took it on himself. There just aren't many people you see who will leave a successful and lucrative career to make the sacrifice of standing between bullets, bombs, and the American people, which is exactly what he did. That kind of selfless sacrifice is frankly all too rare in American politics today."

You can watch Governor Huckabee's remarks at the press conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3MU37EiKo0&list=UUVhTgeGOPys80LYsNwAxyUQ.

Cotton thanked Governor Huckabee for his support, saying that Huckabee helped pave the way for Republicans like him to run for office in Arkansas: "It really is because of Governor Huckabee's hard work in Arkansas over the last 25 years that people like me are able to run and compete and win elections in Arkansas now as a Republican. I'm so grateful to have Governor Huckabee's endorsement."

Huckabee pointed out that Cotton's opponent, Senator Mark Pryor, is a defender of President Obama's agenda, saying: "You have to ask why did Mark Pryor vote so many times with President Obama, which is so different from the way the people of Arkansas would have voted? This is not personal. This is about what's best for America."

You can watch Governor Huckabee's remarks about Senator Pryor here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88qdIXb0FZI&list=UUVhTgeGOPys80LYsNwAxyUQ.

Here's how the endorsement is playing among Arkansas press:

Associated Press: Huckabee Backs Cotton's Bid For U.S. Senate (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88qdIXb0FZI&list=UUVhTgeGOPys80LYsNwAxyUQ)
Democrat-Gazette: State's Ex-Chief Supports Cotton (http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/aug/26/state-s-ex-chief-supports-cotton-201408/)
Arkansas Online: Huckabee Endorses Cotton For Senate (http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/aug/25/huckabee-endorses-cotton-senate/?latest)
KNWA-TV: Huckabee Visits Arkansas To Support Cotton (http://www.nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news/d/story/huckabee-visits-arkansas-to-support-cotton/30114/lPWzZM2j50CKVnR0PHbHgg)
Arkansas News Bureau: Huckabee Stumps For Cotton (http://arkansasnews.com/news/arkansas/huckabee-stumps-cotton)

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