Breaking News: Huck's Iowa Director Finally Purchases a Berry

If you needed a sign that Mike Huckabee's campaign is kicking in to a higher gear, that they're getting ready to make it happen in Iowa, this just might be it.

Huckabee Iowa State Director Eric Woolson just called NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann to say that he HAS finally purchased a Blackberry. NBC/NJ reported last month that the longtime Iowa insider and de facto local communications director did not carry a hand held email device, a fact many took as a sign of Huckabee's shoe-string organization.

"I couldn't email you to tell you because I haven't figured out how to turn it on yet," Woolson joked. He says he will get a tutorial from the governor's daughter, Sarah, today.

Woolson announced the Berry purchase at a recent national staff meeting. He reports that everyone cheered.

Woolson is still pondering a name for the new toy, but is strongly considering "Barry."

(NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann)