1. I don’t think that chance (to win the nomination) exists anymore.
2. If Huckabee dominates among conservative evangelicals, there is no room for a Ted Cruz or a Rick Santorum and much less room for Rand Paul to improve on his father’s 2012 performance.
I think both points are correct. I'm betting Huckabee thinks so too.
So what's up? It could be that just the hint of the possibility of Bush-Huckabee would do it. Bush is not going to put Ted Cruz away without some help from the right. Huckabee is a natural for that job. He can rob primary votes from Cruz which will help Bush and then pull out at the right time and endorse Bush III.
I hope I'm wrong.
Why would you be wrong.
We have seen this scam before.
Load the primary with A LOT of fake conservatives to split the conservative
vote.
And another RINO slips in. Same old Rove and GOPe playbook.
Huckster will run only to stop Cruz in SC. Too many dumb evangelicals, about as naive as Ned Flanders.
That was his job in 2008.
I can tell you this, I like Huckabee and Cruz. But if Cruz supporters unfairly attack Huckabee, I will not ever support Cruz. Period. Huckabee has more class than to do that to Cruz. Does Cruz play an honest game when it comes to competition? We shall see. I do not vote for dishonest people or people who attract dishonest people. I’m tired of the political thug game. Just let the candidates run by stating their positions honestly. If we are to have ANY chance at all, we have to stop the strategic games of lies and slander. In the end everyone loses. Frankly in that case we deserve to lose.
Start presenting the merits of your candidate. Win people that way. This is starting to remind me of the Pat Buchanan supporters who made me loathe their candidate just because of their hideous ways.
Sadly, your analysis is right on point.