While Huckabee's campaign attempts to appeal to the evangelical vote, it ignores, and even disagrees with, those aspects of "conservatism" which the libertarian camp cherishes. Mercy and remorseless pursuit of justice do not go hand in hand very well.
The establishment conservatives love the evangelical base of the party for their votes, but when they dare to say more than just "Amen" to some of the core principles of "conservatism" embraced the the New York-Washington establishment, then they need to be destroyed. God and church have been abused by the conservative movement for thirty years; someone came along, and decided to take all that blustering seriously.
Now, what would happen if the Republican party lost its evangelical base? Can you say "minority party for Eternity?"
“Now, what would happen if the Republican party lost its evangelical base? Can you say “minority party for Eternity?”
And what do you think will happen if the evangelical base is successful in taking over the Republican party, nominating Huckabee, who thinks that as a Christian, he knows what’s best for everyone, and will use the government as the means to force everyone to do what he thinks is best for people — all for our own good, of course, the Constitution be d^*mned — this is exactly what he wants to do.