Huckabee is a caricature of the Republican party. The drive bys love him because they perceive conservatives as hayseed hicks who would do anything for Jesus. They salivate at the thought of Hillary running against him. He would be a total embarrassment to most GOP voters and many, many would stay home rather than vote for some televangelist Preacher type.
You got it right!
When I started to read up on this guy’s record and statements it was totally at odds with how he campaigned earlier on in Iowa (before I lived here but I got the scoop on it.)
And I can assure you, this country (right now) will not have enough votes, popular or electoral, for a Baptist minister named Huckabee(of all names!)
It’s a guaranteed loss if he runs. He’ll lose big in the general election but even if somehow all the Dems stayed home, he’s still a disaster for what remains of the Burkean Right.