I would say that either men would not have been so meek to go after Obama, his past associations, and his record (or lack of it).
I agree.
“I would say that either men would not have been so meek to go after Obama, his past associations, and his record (or lack of it).”
I agree, but style would have been different. Romney would have been classic attack dog, Huckabee would have used humor to point it out to some degree and would have expressed deep sadness in other ways.
The one issue that would have been brought out by both would have been culture war issues - abortion, gay rights and so forth. Obama convinced a large % of people that he and McCain differed very little in those areas.
I'm not so sure. But we'll never know, will we?
Because neither was strong enough among the base to out-poll the moderate weenie, McCain.
Sure, the primaries were polluted by independents and Democrats. And McCain benefitted from the support of the MSM.
But a good, strong conservative candidate should be able to overcome this kind of artificiality. Conclusion: neither was a strong conservative candidate.
I admire both Romney and Huckabee -- personally and as party leaders. But they ain't the guys to lead us out of the wilderness...
Actually, I believe that ANY of the other declared Repub candidates would have been more aggressive than McCain. And Sarah Palin would have at least matched them, although she had better sense than to try for the top spot so early in her career.
And I hope that we NEVER AGAIN nominate a sitting senator for President. The US Senate is a graveyard of principle and character like no other institution. My tagline tells you what I think they actually do for a living.