Mike Huckabee made the claim during his RNC speech this evening that Sarah Palin received more votes for mayor of Wasilla than Joe Biden got for President. Assuming that he only meant this time around, let's do a fact check.
I'm getting my results from here
Mississippi.....1,816
Texas...........5,297
Wisconsin.......756
Maryland........3,339
Virginia........792
Louisiana.......6,179
Alabama.........1,193
Arkansas........494
California......15,474
Connecticut.....458
Delaware........2,863
Georgia.........2,531
Illinois........3,727
Massachusetts...3,689
Minnesota.......129
Missouri........629
New Jersey......4,021
New York........4,880
Tennessee.......1,522
Utah............447
Florida.........15,429
South Carolina..693
New Hampshire...628
Iowa............23
Population of Wasilla, Alaska (2005)... 8,471
Votes received by Sarah Palin (1999).... 909
To say that he wasn't even in the same ballpark would be a huge understatement. It's really just a lie. But it sure got a lot of applause.