It's not that hard to figure out. Huckabee IS an evangelical, rabidly is opposed to abortion and the homosexual agenda and has a great record on social issues.
Like or not, Fred came off as not being particularly interested on those issues.
Some people actually believe these values issues are more important than other issues and want someone to champion them rather than give lip service to them.
“Some people actually believe these values issues are more important than other issues and want someone to champion them rather than give lip service to them.”
Yes, even though I disagree with Huck on a lot of issues (ie he’s not conservative on fiscal/economic issues) and found him therefore objectionable, that was/is the thinking of social conservatives. It was unfair IMHO to Thompson but it is what it is.
The whole point of the Reagan coalition of social, fiscal and national security conservatives is that all elements of the agenda need to be addressed. We cant push one group in the corner. The Huckaboom was reaping the harvest that was sown with the Rudy run. Thankfully, both Huck and Rudy are fading and the ‘Reagan coalition’ may yet endure, albeit wobbly, under Romney and/or McCain.
Unity is strength.