‘American Idol’ Winner Kris Allen Duets With Former Gov. Mike Huckabee

First Published: May 28, 2009 7:45 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Kris Allen performs on NBC’s ‘Today’ show at Rockefeller Center on May 28, 2009 in New York City“American Idol” winner Kris Allen is already thinking about getting into politics.

The 23-year-old acoustic crooner from Conway, Arkansas, duets with Mike Huckabee during an appearance on the former Arkansas governor’s Fox News Channel show scheduled to air Saturday.

Huckabee, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination last year, backs up Allen on bass for The Beatles’ “Yesterday.”

During the appearance, Allen asks: “Maybe someday I could be the Governor of Arkansas, right?”

Huckabee replies: “It’s a great gig. It really is.”

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