Dec
Good Post on Huckabee
Redstate has an excellent, thought-provoking post on Mike Huckabee.
The rise [of Huckabee in the polls] is due to a multitude of factors: Huckabee has a solid base to grow on, with excellent ability to reach out to evangelical social conservatives – many of whom felt particularly left out of this cycle, disappointed in Thompson and Romney as candidates. Add to that the more mainstream Republicans who had hoped Giuliani would turn out to have fewer flaws than he has, and it’s clear Huckabee has tapped into a wide range of GOP voters who were still looking for an answer to the question: Who’s going to lead us against Hillary, make us proud, and actually win?
As the debates have gotten more and more viewership among Republican voters, Huckabee’s natural political abilities have shined, and many Republicans believe they’ve found their answer. Huckabee’s no policy wonk; he’s a communicator, naturally suited for the pulpit and the podium. There’s a bit of the snake oil salesman about him at times, and one suspects he could’ve sold bushels of it off a stump back in the day, but he does it naturally, without apparent malice or Romney’s nervous rehearsal tics. After years of wishing for a president who had the ability to bob, weave, and think on his feet when confronted with difficulty, Republican primary voters love this quality in Huckabee.
Take some time and go read the whole thing.
