“He ran one of the poorest national campaigns I have ever seen, given that he was supposed to be Reagan’s heir.”
I have to agree with you. The strange part is that when he officially entered the race he was in 2nd place nationally, and was polling pretty well. I think the problem was that he started pretty casually, and didn’t seem to ramp up till a couple of weeks before IA. when the polls showed him slipping. It went downhill fast from there. This is one of the most spectacular flameouts I’ve ever seen, rivaling even Howard Deans. One day he was there.....the next day he was gone.
“The strange part is that when he officially entered the race he was in 2nd place nationally, and was polling pretty well. I think the problem was that he started pretty casually, and didn’t seem to ramp up till a couple of weeks before IA. when the polls showed him slipping. It went downhill fast from there.”
No, what happened is the media started pushing Huckabee, and once that happened, Fred’s numbers started dropping and Huckster’s started rising. I think that definitely hurt Fred.