Huckabee Hears (from God) Its Time to Drop Out of the Race

After “Critical Tuesday,” McCain finally surpassed the 1,191 delegates necessary to win the Republican nomination; leaving Former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, little choice but to withdraw from the race. His announcement came Tuesday night from Irving, Texas where he publicly congratulated Senator John McCain and said it is not the time to ponder what could have been but what will be and how important it is to him that the Republican Party unites to fight for the White House for the next four years. Now that his at the Presidency is over, people have begun to hypothesize his future in politics. It seems he is not interested (nor would he be offered) as spot on this year’s Republican ticket, but analysts expect he will stay in the “public eye. Mike Huckabee leaves this campaign in a much stronger position nationally than when he entered it. I believe that his future is now national.” This quote by the Dean of University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service pretty much sums up why people are predicting Huckabee to become the major spokesman for Evangelical Christians, wait around for the 2012 or 2016 Republican Nomination or even get his own Tv show. People were even wondering if he would jump into the Arkansas Senate race because the week for candidates to file happened to coincide with his renunciation of his bid for the Presidency. However, Huckabee has stuck behind his February statement that “There's a greater chance that I would dye my hair green, cover my body with tattoos and go on a rock tour with Amy Winehouse” than join the Senate.

Huckabee and Hope?

This past week Huckabee visited Rhode Island to campaign for their upcoming primary. Calling himself the “conservative alternative,” Huckabee seeks Conservative voters to help him beat McCain in the state. As the important Texas primary (for the Democrats) approaches, the American Research group this week claimed a tie between Huckabee and McCain in Texas! However, a CNN poll asserts that Huckabee is behind McCain by 25%. Another significant primary (for the Democrats) is approaching next week: Ohio. Huckabee also visited Ohio this past week.

In other news, Huckabee would normally practices a “positive campaign,” has joined McCain in attacking Obama. Huckabee, commenting on Obama’s plans as President affirmed and laughed, “I hear Barack Obama say that he's going to provide everybody with health care and college tuition and pave the streets with gold. The proposals he's put on the table so far, already are going to cost about $287 billion dollars, so far. Now that's a lot of money.” This statement shows Huckabee’s strong desire to help the Republican party win the presidency. Lastly, Huckabee expressed the desire for another debate with McCain. Maybe Huckabee will finally drop out after next week’s results (even if he wins a state or two)…