Mike Huckabee has been busy since his stint as a the runner up for the Republican Presidential Nomination from giving speeches to Christian evangelicals to working on a new book scheduled to come out just after the general election. Currently untitled, the book is being published by Penguin publishers and is said to address “how the conservative movement can return to its principles, unify its factions and take back America.” An interesting prospect seeing as it would seem that the strategy of the Christian Right would be heavily influenced by the outcome of the 2008 General Election—especially with the elderly contingency of the Supreme Court Justices.
While campaigning in Arkansas, McCain lunched with Huckabee Friday at a barbeque restaurant and dodged reporters’ inquiries as to whether they would join forces next fall in hopes of obtaining the Oval Office. However, McCain asserted that “Huckabee could help him carry some of the Southern states and be a great asset to his campaign;” a scary thought for anyone left of the Bible belt…or really anyone slightly liberal at all. In his home state, Huckabee seems to be embracing and literally following the old proverb—the enemy of my enemy is my friend—as he is now supporting Davy Carter in a race for a seat in the House. Although Huckabee and his newly created Political Action Committee (the HuckPAC) are formally endorsing Carter because he is “a young, energetic, very passionate lawyer and strong family man who favors lower taxes and more government accountability,” many suspect it is pay back for the negative comments made by Milton, Carter’s major opponent, during the winter when all anyone could say was “Holy Huckabee"(Times Magazine Cover).
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It seems like Mike Huckabee is doing his best to stay in the headlines now that he is out of the race. Like Mitt Romney, he appears to be backing John McCain in order to serve his own needs. Could he be vying for the Republican vice-presidential slot or maybe a cabinet position in the McCain administration?
Speculation has it that Huckabee is keeping himself in the spotlight to prime the 2012 Presidential Primary playing field - although I'm not quite sure how much of a boost he expects in his popularity between now and then...
It is very impressive to see Huckabee still staying in the limelight. I remember hearing a few months back that he wanted to run again in the future. Was that for president in 2012? Would that be a smart decision? Overall, I am surprised at his will to stay in the overwhelming media coverage of this election. Paul has decided to write a book to, I wonder if all presidential dropouts decide to do that?
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