Well I can see this discussion is going no where. Let try a different approach.
Fred got the Pro Life Endorsement. His poll number have stayed flat. Huckabee is surging. Why do you think Huckabee is surging given how weak a canidate he is on a bunch of issues?
Huckabee is surging because he has given voters a reason to be excited. but i think that excitement is being fueled by the media.
I have no idea. I also don't trust many of the polls and MSM pundits. I remember another media creation, Howard Dean. We will see if the Huckabee "surge" is a boomlet that will become a bust or whether he has staying power as the GOP voters become more knowledgeable about his views. Once you become a top tier candidate, you also become a target.