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This article may be a hit piece but it makes me like Huckabee better. I have a lot of problems with his immigration stands and tax & spend history but I certainly don't have a problem with him being adept at using the media to communicate. I fail to understand why so many conservatives idolize Ronald Reagan and then go on to bash "Slick" Willard Romney or "Disc Jockey" Huckabee. I am not arguing that Romney or Huckabee are as conservative as Reagan (although each is and more on certain issues) but as a party and a movement we have got to find leaders who can communicate with people. Unless we want to forever be the party of the Bob Dole minority, it's time that we were grateful for those within our ranks who have the gifts and talents to sway the masses.

Reagan became a great conservative leader. He was indeed a principled and bright man, but his place in history (of our country and our movement) comes from his ability to communicate with the American people. Without his acting and public speaking skills Ronald Reagan would have been just another Duncan Hunter.

"...I have a lot of problems with his immigration stands and tax & spend history but I certainly don't have a problem with him being adept at using the media to communicate..."

I was thinkin' the exact same thing. Huckabee is rather impressive in the debates, at least in that regard. I wish my guy (Thompson) was as good.

That said, Hunter is very nearly as good as Huckabee, but his numbers are surprisingly low, relative to Rudy McRombee and Thompson.