No matter how the Huckabee supporters try to spin, the fact remains Huckbee failed to lead. So far his record indicates he is a CINO. Absent when the chips are down and leadership needs to be shown. Sorry but anyone who advocates a nation wide public smoking ban is not a Conservative at heart.
Failed to lead in this particular, race, yes. But you didn't address the point of my post. Fred Thompson lead conservatives in this sole circumstance but failed to back conservatives in a dozen other major races. Huck failed to back the conservative in this particular race but backed the conservative over the RINO in a dozen other races.
So OVERALL, who's gone to bat for conservatives more?
Can you cite any other examples of Fred lending his support early on to a conservative challenger going up against a RINO establishment candidate? I can cite many examples of Huckabee putting his neck on the line to help a conservative beat an anointed RINO candidate.