"Iowa is a state where, if you work very hard and are a very good speaker..."

"...you can get to speak at a gazillion small meetings and have a gazillion people say, 'Holy heck, this guy is really good.'"

People are trying to explain why Mike Huckabee suddenly appears to be doing so well in Iowa. He isn't using direct mail, he's just started with a TV commercial, and he has little money and few staffers.