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But hey, there's 39 more delegates for his pile ..."}],"editorialProject":null,"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Personal","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/personal/","slug":"personal"},"reviews":[],"embeds":[],"authors":[{"id":"Author:16","displayName":"Ross Douthat","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/ross-douthat/","biography":{"default":"Ross Douthat is a former contributing editor at The Atlantic.","__typename":"Biography"},"socialMedia":[],"__typename":"Author","slug":"ross-douthat"}],"preview":null,"layout":"standard","secondaryByline":"","dek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2008/02/huckabees-path-to-victory/55352/","title":"Huckabee's Path To Victory","seoTitle":"Huckabee's Path To Victory","dateModified":"2008-07-25T17:03:55Z","datePublished":"2008-02-09T21:12:13Z","hasMeter":true,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Personal","__typename":"Channel","slug":"personal"},"shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareDek":"","shareText":null,"shareTitle":"Huckabee's Path To Victory","editorsNote":null,"leadArt":null,"narratedAudio":null,"narratedAudioImage":null,"fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/55352/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2008/02/huckabees-path-to-victory/55352/","syndication":"ALL","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"channels":[{"slug":"personal","__typename":"Channel"}],"watsonInfo":{"keywords":["Chuck Norris","delegates","pile"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo"},"slug":"huckabees-path-to-victory","grapeshot":{"segments":["gt_positive"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"advertisingInfo":{"disableHouseAd":false,"__typename":"AdvertisingInfo"}}}

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