So, what did he do? What was the budget and fiscal position of the government when he entered office? How has it ended? What have been the years of his term(s)?
You can read the Cato reports yourself. Just a google away. I’d link or post but its PDF.
“Mike Huckabee? As governor, he never saw a tax increase he didn’t love. He presided over a massive increase in state spending, including an expansion of Medicaid, and approved increases in the sales, income, and cigarette taxes. On its annual governor’s report card, Cato gave him an “F” for fiscal policy. Most Democratic governors received higher grades.
As a presidential candidate, Huckabee has been no better. Not only has he failed to call for spending cuts, he actually wants to increase spending on a variety of programs, from education to infrastructure. He even wants the federal government to fund art and music programs in the nation’s schools.”
- Michael Tanner