The good news for Mike Huckabee is that he’s been discovered by the national media. That’s also the bad news. Now that the former Arkansas governor’s success at the debates and in the latest round of Iowa caucus polling has established Huckabee as a possible contender, albeit a longshot, he’ll have to pay the price of a serious candidate’s media examination. Disbelief in Darwinism, support for a semi-baked consumption tax scheme as a replacement for the income tax, and a wobbly fiscal record as governor are a few of the more controversial aspects of Huckabee’s thin record that soon will be subjected to strict scrutiny. If nominated, could Mike Huckabee actually win a general election? It’s a big victory for the Huckabee campaign that this question is now even being asked. It’s the answer that’s a problem.
