HUCKABEE’S VALUE VOTERS

A few days ago we said that with brand disintegration - a growing problem for the Rs - we might see Mike Huckabee begin to move into the top tier. According to Michael Luo, blogging over at the NYT, that is just what seemed to be happening in a straw poll taken after the recent Value Voters Debate. Huckabee got 64% of the vote while current leaders lagged far behind: Thompson (4%), Giuliani  (1%) and Romney (0% - that’s right 0%). In their defense the top tier all skipped the debate citing “scheduling conflicts”. Given who was asking the questions – a stellar panel of Republican Activists – it makes you wonder what base these guys are actually campaigning for. Read the whole piece here.