Arkansas's 'Queen of Fun' Could Shake Up Washington

Early on their romance was tested, when just after they were married she was diagnosed with cancer of the spine.

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"Mike could have easily given me back to my mother at that point and said this is way more than I bargained for at an early age. But he fed me, he did the chores in the house," she said.

Huckabee enjoys listening to her husband playing the bass, something the rest of the country has been able to share thanks to his late-night TV performances.

"It's therapy for him," she says. "I think he just enjoys it so much. It's calming."

And that's one reason she'll never forget a moment early in their marriage, when he sold his early guitar collection to buy her a much-desired appliance.

"He said, 'I'm going to sell my guitars and get a washer and a dryer.' And I said, 'Oh Mike, are you sure you want to do that?' This was a big deal for me -- to wash diapers at a laundromat was not pleasing to even think about," she said.

While she has been a relatively quiet presence on her husband's campaign trail, she hasn't shied away from sharing things about herself online. According to her MySpace page, her interests include "watching '24,' listening to country music and reading the Bible," and her favorite movies include "Men of Honor" and "Rudy."

Although she said she has come to enjoy the campaigning, one thing that does frustrate Huckabee sometimes is the media focus on her husband's faith.

"We are not ashamed of our faith. We are unapologetic Christians, but we're not going to force that on anybody... Mike's not going to replace the dome, the Capitol, with a steeple, none of that's going to happen," she said.