And by a very large margin.
Hotline On Call breaks down the numbers…
Mitt Romney: 81 points
Tim Pawlenty: 46
John Thune: 38
Haley Barbour: 28
Mitch Daniels: 25
Sarah Palin: 25
Note how far down Palin is on that list. That’s because, as noted, this is a poll of party insiders and they really don’t like her.
So what do Dem insiders [...]

I’d expect the former Arkansas Governor’s stock to drop significantly after the word gets out about how he views the presidency.
From Politico:
Mike Huckabee, the former Republican governor from Arkansas who has his own Fox show told Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” that a 2012 presidential bid is “less than likely” and depends on whether [...]

Found this little nugget in a piece about Huck in the Politico today.
Apparently he’s leading the pack with GOPers…
Gallup’s survey of Republicans found that 71 percent would consider voting for him, more than for Palin, Romney or others. The same survey found that he’s the only Republican whom even 50 percent of Americans say they [...]

Public Policy Polling pitted the top Republicans (including Jeb Bush) against Obama in a hypothetical matchup and found that the former Arkansas Governor’s folksy ways puts him at the top of the pack. And this makes sense. Huckabee is amiable, has some ideas that at least sound new (get rid of the IRS, FAIR tax) [...]

Some interesting polling numbers from PPP via Pollster.com:
Favorable / Unfavorable
Newt Gingrich: 33 / 42
Mike Huckabee: 45 / 28
Sarah Palin: 40 / 49
Mitt Romney: 37 / 34
2012 President
Obama 49%, Gingrich 41%
Obama 47%, Huckabee 44%
Obama 52%, Palin 38%
Obama 47%, Romney 40%
What is most notable to me are the 2012 presidential match-ups. Mike Huckabee is the [...]

(NOTE: I misread the poll results. The poll is among ALL voters. I’ll strike what isn’t relevant anymore, but most of my comments weren’t about the Republican nature of this poll anyway. Sorry for the confusion and thanks to Simon for pointing this out.)
This was a bit of a surprise, especially considering that only Republican [...]

Is he running for 2012 or America’s Sweetheart?
Probably both.
Jonathan Martin lays it out…
Mike Huckabee has a new book coming out, a weekly talk show on Fox and is an in-demand speaker.
But apparently he’s got some spare time.
The former Arkansas governor and once and perhaps future presidential candidate has inked a deal with ABC radio to [...]

Sure, it’s just a book tour, but we all know what it’s really about.
From NY Times:
Mr. Huckabee’s new book could offer him a fresh platform to weigh in on the emerging debate over the Republican Party’s future. His Web site describes it as: “Huckabee’s amazing story, in his own words s — from making commercials [...]

Yeah, yeah, I know it sucks, but this is politics and the speculation is bound to beginning immediately.
In any event, NBC and the Wall Street Journal did a poll and guess who topped their list?
That’s right: Mitt Romney.
I wrote yesterday about how he was already starting his bid during the campaign itself and it actually [...]

Tucker Carlson is convinced he’s already running.
So am I.
Here’s more…
Romney dropped out of the presidential race in February, but he never went away. He quickly became a regular guest on cable news, started a political action committee (which, according to National Review, has already given away more than $200,000 in donations), and this fall began [...]

Yes, Palin’s on the list, but she ranks third behind Romney and Huckabee. And with a field like that, does she really think she can overcome the perceptions that have formed about her during this election cycle?
From Newsweek:
If John McCain is not elected president, which one of the following three possible candidates would you be [...]

Looks like somebody has given the green light to the surrogates to talk about Obama’s past drug use.
This doesn’t surprise me about Giuliani, but Huckabee?
First Giuliani…

Then here’s a link to Huck.
Ugh.

Former Arkansas Governor and presidential contender Mike Huckabee could apparently have a career as an EMT.
This weekend at the North Carolina GOP convention breakfast, Huckabee performed the Heimlich maneuver on Lt. Governor candidate Robert Pittenger who began choking while sitting next to Huckabee.
In all seriousness, praise goes out to Huckabee for quick action. In [...]

Don’t worry, Huckabee Fans… I was just as perplexed as you when I saw the list of potential Veeps invited to McCain’s BBQ didn’t include Mike Huckabee. Today word’s leaked out that Mike was, in fact, invited to the big McCain Memorial Day Weekend – but he couldn’t make it!
Sarah Huckabee says her parents will [...]

Greetings, Donklephant Readers! This is Jennn Fusion, reporting in from VicePresidents.com to bring you the latest in the oft-overlooked, very underestimated Veepstakes. As you can see, Justin’s a very busy guy, so I’m on the VP Beat to help him out. I bring to you my obsession — err expertise — that is the cumulation [...]

No joke.
(CNN) – During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention Friday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee — who has endorsed presumptive GOP nominee John McCain — joked that an unexpected offstage noise was Democrat Barack Obama looking to avoid a gunman.
“That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off [...]

Allahpundit has some good analysis on why John McCain may end up choosing Mike Huckabee as his running mate. I’ll sum it up rather than quote it.
Huckabee is media savvy, playing well on news and faux news shows alike.
Huckabee’s popularity among southern evangelicals could help blunt Barack Obama’s popularity among southern Blacks.
Huckabee’s blue-collar populism (read: [...]

It’s Clinton/Obama – 54/46…
Sure, it’s not double digits for Hill, but it’s damn close.
Here’s the raw count…
Hillary Clinton – 855,147 – 54% – 37 delegates
Barack Obama – 718,294 – 46% – 31 delegates
I’m checking with CNN and MSNBC for the latest results.
Oh, and just for fun…here are the Republican numbers…
John McCain – 344,568 – 72%
Ron [...]

A new poll shows a wide cross section of opinion…with Mike Huckabee topping the list? Is that the guy Republicans really want to be a heartbeat away from the top spot?
From Gallup:
Nomination also-rans Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney receive the most mentions when Republicans are asked whom they would most like to see as McCain’s [...]

In response to Obama’s speech yesterday, Mike Huckabee displays the type of understanding we will all need to get past the issue of race:
As easy as it is for those of us who are white, to look back and say “That’s a terrible statement!”…I grew up in a very segregated south. And I think that [...]