Far behind in delegate count, candidate says he 'majored in miracles'

WASHINGTON - Mike Huckabee is rejecting suggestions that John McCain is the party's inevitable nominee and said he won't quit the presidential race.

The former Arkansas governor told a cheering crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference meeting in Washington on Saturday that he "didn't major in math," but "majored in miracles."

"Am I quitting? Let's get that settled right now. No, I'm not," Huckabee told the crowd.

The second-strongest Republican contender, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, dropped out Thursday. Huckabee trails with 198 delegates to McCain's 719.

Huckabee said he is comfortable with where his campaign is now given the resources he's had and he planned to stay in the campaign until he could win or his opponent has the delegates to claim the prize. A total of 1,191 delegates are needed to secure the GOP nomination.

"I know that I won't drop out until at least that happens and then we'll see," he told reporters after his speech.

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