Money Probs In Huckland, Staffers Forgo Salaries

Mike Huckabee's press secretary Alice Stewart confirmed to NBC/NJ today that some members of Huckabee's senior staff have volunteered to continue working without pay in the run up to February 5th.

"We've got plenty of cash on hand to compete in the February 5th states," Stewart said, adding that the campaign raised over $250,000 at last Sunday's Virtual BBQ at Chuck Norris' ranch in Texas. But in an effort to scale back, Stewart said "there are some folks who have volunteered to stay on without pay," and there are some employees from early states that have been let go because "it's just not necessary to keep those folks on staff."

This decision was made in the past couple of days, Stewart said, and
there will probably be additional efforts to maintain a frugal approach. But she also emphasized that Huckabee would not pull out of Florida and would compete in Feb. 5 states.

(NBC/NJ's ADAM AIGNER-TREWORGY)