Mike Huckabee senior staffer leaves struggling campaign

Alice Stewart
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A senior staffer for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) left his struggling presidential campaign Monday, Fox News reports. Communications director Alice Stewart told CBS News she is "not with the Huckabee campaign anymore."

Huckabee hasn't fared well in recent polls. In a November debate hosted by Fox Business, Huckabee was bumped from primetime to the undercard field, and CNN made the same call for Tuesday's debate.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.