Emery abandons Thompson, jumps on Huckabee bandwagon; Hunter also backs former Arkansas governor

Eight months ago, Rep. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, jumped on the bandwagon for Law and Order star Fred Thompson, as noted in the April 12 Turner Report:

Add Rep. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, to those who have jumped on the Fred Thompson for President Bandwagon.
Emery and 55 other Republican House members support Thompson, according to a news release issued earlier today by Rep. Carl Bearden, R-St. Charles. Bearden did not release the names, but three legislators, including Emery, were quoted in the release, according to Jason Rosenbaum's Columbia Tribune political blog:

Rep. Ed Emery (R-Lamar) said, "Fred Thompson is the kind of conservative Republican that will win big in rural Missouri."

Since Thompson's campaign hit the ground walking, Emery has apparently had a change of mind. On Tuesday, he was included on a list of legislators supporting the presidential candidacy of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
The list also includes Rep. Steve Hunter, R-Joplin, Rep. Don Ruzicka, R-Mount Vernon, and Rep. David Sater, R-Cassville, from southwest Missouri.
As noted last week, the chairman of Huckabee's state campaign is Sen. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City.