I think everyone benefits from his supporters but primarily Thompson and McCain. Mitt supporters just aren’t really compatible with Huckabee. I do think they are more practical than Huckabee supporters would be. Someone needs to deconstruct Huckabee. Rush has tried to do it gently but he has failed because he isn’t attacking in the right weak spot.
He needs to attack Huckabee’s Baptist credentials because that is where he is getting his core support. He is not getting it because of his policy ideas.
“He needs to attack Huckabee’s Baptist credentials because that is where he is getting his core support. He is not getting it because of his policy ideas.”
That isn’t entirely true. Here in GA, Huckabee’s vocal support for REAL tax reform (in the form of the FairTax) has really helped him make inroads against his primary competitors, who pretty much favor tweaking the current system. I don’t know how much of a factor that was in Iowa, but it has definitely very significant in Georgia.