I don’t know all the details of those things. But even if they are as bad as I can fear, I think he’s much easier to defend than the alternatives.
Huckabee won’t win. Huckabee may even endorse McCain. Either way he is effectively in the service of McCain. McCain will ask Ted Kennedy for his Supreme Court recommendations. Gang of 14. That’s my analysis on the abortion matter.
So, looks like Romney has already been snookered. Too late for him. If Huckabee drops out and backs McCain, McCain benefits. If Huckabee stays in McCain also benefits. In either case, it’s unlikely that Huckabee’s pro-life Christian supporters are going to switch to Romney with his pro abortion background. But if Huckabee stays in and no candidate receives the prerequisite number of delegates to win the nomination, then what?