FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Mike Huckabee is the Howard Dean of the 2008 presidential race.
That's according to a piece by Rich Lowry in the National Review. He suggests Republicans would be making a major mistake by nominating Huckabee.
Lowry writes, “Like Dean, Huckabee is an under-vetted former governor who is manifestly unprepared to be president of the United States. Like Dean, he is rising toward the top of the polls in a crowded field based on his appeal to a particular niche of his party. As with Dean, his vulnerabilities in a general election are so screamingly obvious that it's hard to believe that primary voters, once they focus seriously on their choice, will nominate him."
It's worth noting that Lowry's employer, The National Review, has endorsed Mitt Romney, one of Huckabee's main opponents.
Lowry goes on to say that Huckabee would take religion, a strength of the GOP, and make it into a weakness by overplaying it. He suggests other vulnerabilities would be Huckabee's tax history as governor of Arkansas along with his lack of national security experience. In fact, Lowry says Democrats have to be looking at Huckabee "as a shiny Christmas present that is too good to be true."
Here’s my question to you: Would Republicans be making a mistake by nominating Mike Huckabee for president?
To see the Cafferty File video, click here
Interested to know which ones made it on air:
Joe writes:
It would absolutely be a mistake for us Republicans to nominate Huckabee. Not only will he be an easy target for Democrats in November, but he is hardly the conservative he is made out to be. If you look past his "Christian conservative" label you can see that his policies on immigration, taxes, and the War in Iraq are much closer to Hillary Clinton's than they are to any of the other Republican candidates.
Matt writes:
Huck is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He thinks he's the chosen one, and looks down upon "little people". If he's elected, with the new powers of the presidency at his disposal, you're looking at a VERY scary situation. I would vote for Hillary 500 times before I'd vote for Huckabee, and I am a Republican. However, I will be voting for Ron Paul because he has integrity, unlike either Huckabee or Hillary.
Melvin from Colorado writes:
I have not voted for a Republican candidate since 1972. But Huckabee is one I could vote for. After what they have offered the country the last few years, he would be a breath of fresh air.
Rickey writes:
Huckabee, unlike most of the rest of the pack, seems like a competent and likable kind of guy. I don't think the country will go down in flames if he were to get elected.
Michael writes:
It would be a mistake if he actually became president. One religious nutcase a century is quite enough for this country. But he probably is the best man available to ensure that a Democrat is our next president. And liberal comedians need new material. The Bush jokes are getting old.
Michael from New Marlborough, Massachusetts writes:
Jack, The Republicans would be making a mistake nominating anyone.
Maybe Jack will read yours Monday.