Huckabee Says Race 'Far, Far From Over'

Mike Huckabee lost the Republican primary in South Carolina, falling short in a state that was crucial to his presidential aspirations but promising the race was "far, far from over."

"Tonight is not a time to start asking what if; it is a time to start talking about what now," he told about 300 cheering supporters at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

Huckabee needed to win South Carolina to prove it was no fluke when he won the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. Instead, he came in second to John McCain, who validated his own victory Jan. 8 in the New Hampshire primary.

The loss was particularly acute because, as the first …