Romney lost these states and badly. Romney has been the spoiler while accusing Huckabee of being it. Romney split the conservative vote.
I wonder how many anti-Romney votes McCain got, because people looked at the liberal north-east primaries and the MSM and assumed that Huckabee didn't have enough momentum.
IMHO, the same argument can be said of Huey Long Huckabee. A candidate who says he doesn't believe in evolution doesn't have a snowball's chance in global warming.
NO, huckster got 100% support from the registered snake handler crowd. :^)
Huckabee’s problem is not momentum. It is that he has a liberal record on immigration, taxes, and crime, and does not have a good grasp of foreign affairs. Fred Thompson schooled him more than once during the debates.
Huckabee reminds me of the Mayor of Bug Tussle, Amos Hogg (Beverly Hillbillies). Jed and company were mightily impressed by the stolen speeches Mayor Hogg would give. Huckabee regales us with vapid, folksy stories which are supposed to pass for substance. Some might be fooled, but most are not.