MSM needs a new golden boy, and they are latching on to Huckabee -- because they know his isn't that strong of a candidate and has already flipflopped on several issues. They see him as an easy mark to eventually corner and give the edge to the Dem contender.
Every few years, the Detroit Lions take longer than usual to get themselves mathematically eliminated from the NFL playoffs. When that happens, media types looking for something to write about will write, "Look out for the Lions! here they come."
Then, of course, the rest of the season is completed, the lions finish 6-10, and watch the first round from home. And the media types find something else to write about.
Don't forget, these are the same 85%-liberal media who kept telling us that John McCain was the PRESUMPTIVE front-runner for the 2008 Republican nomination. Maybe they should stick to writing about things they understand.