Filed under: Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, 2012 President
When word spread that Mike Huckabee had, as governor or Arkansas, signed a clemency order for now-infamous suspected cop killer Maurice Clemmons, political pundits, including Politics Daily's own Jill Lawrence, began writing off any future presidential aspirations he may have harbored.
It's unclear whether Huckabee was seriously considering another run for president, but a recent Gallup Poll showed him leading all Republicans in the 2012 race -- and coming within four points of President Obama.
Appearing on MSNBC's Hardball Wednesday night, former McCain and Bush advisor Mark McKinnon put it best when he said of Huckabee, "His career in politics is done; stick a fork in him."
Sarah Palin's resignation as governor wasn't easy to spin, but it didn't cost four police officers their lives. In contrast with the universal assessment that Huckabee is toast, the punditry issued plenty of caveats regarding her future. A few actually supported her move, with Republican strategist Mary Matilin going so far as to call her decision to resign "brilliant." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
