The only ticket Huckabee would have is one to get into the building.
Interesting. I remember having a conversation with someone back when it looked like Santorum might win MI and/or OH and there was still time for her to get on the ballot in CA, TX, NJ, SD, NM and a couple other states that if Palin annnounced that she was running as a team with Huckabee that they’d have a great chance of winning at the convention.
I know some don’t care for Huckabee. But he’s personable and fun. He’s great on TV and folksy and really does well on the stump and with the folks out there as BOR would say. He’s the anti-Romney in that sense in that he’s just great with people. Similar to another guy from Hope actually.
He’s very good at campaigning. Huckabee singlehandedly ended Romney’s campaign in 2008 despite the fact that Romney outspent him more than 10-1 and had way more establishment and beltway support. Huckabee basically finished Romney off with one joke on Jay Leno and one brilliant “this is the ad I would have run but I decided not to because I’m sick of the negative ads” ploy.
If Santorum or Newt had Huckabee’s political/campaigning skill Romney would be long gone by now. I think a Palin/Huckabee ticket would be very formidable vs Obama under teh right circumstances. If the jobs keep coming Obama will likely beat anyone rather comfortably. But if gas prices keep rising and the economy stalls he’s very vulnerable.
Imagine gas at $5 a gallon, the economy slowing and job growth stalling, and the market slumping big by late August followed by the GOP totally on fire after Palin and Huckabee take the convention by storm.
But it seems Romney and his beltway people had the same idea I did.
I actually emailed her PAC and some others suggesting she reach out to Huckabee and run with him. I thought he’d go for it because he’d get on the ticket without raising any money or doing any work. Basically he’d just have to show up and crack some jokes, which he’s very good at.