A lot of people are saying that Huckabee called for a national smoking ban.
This appears to me to be not literally true. I was looking for a source for this over the weekend and couldn't find one.
I gather that what Huckabee did say was that he would not veto a bill banning workplace smoking if it came to him as President. This to me is not quite the same thing as "calling for a national smoking ban". I suppose that almost all of the candidates, if asked the question just like Huckabee, would say they would not veto one if if Congress sent it to them. If I'm wrong, I would really appreciate a link to this. The only reference I could find was him saying that he would not veto one if it came to him.
Not vetoing is acceptance of the law.
I just listened to Chris Matthews interviewing Mr. Huckabee. Mr. Huckabee said that he would CERTAINLY SIGN such a bill.
I can’t remember where I heard/read that but if I find the source I’ll try to remember you.