disclaimer: I do Huckabee's direct mail. disclaimer 2: he hasn't done much direct mail, so I know squat though I do speak with some of his strategy people regularly. Everything I get from them is that he's going for the nomination and they think he's got a real shot. they've got a really good grassroots strategy that seems to be playing out well today in the states they were targeting.
Now, me, personally, with no bearing on what I know of the campaign, I've been thinking that Huckabee's been staying in as a spoiler in an attempt to draw votes away from Romney. I don't know if it's because he thinks he has a shot (I think he does think that), if he's just trying to stick it to Romney who's been such as asswipe or if it's an alliance with McCain. I think it's the alliance. I hope it's not because I'm not at all down with the religious right part of the party but I can see it as a strategic alliance for McCain if he needs to go against Obama. If he's going against Hillary, I hope he sees that it's a great opportunity to divorce from the old unholy alliance with the religious right that I know he sees it as. But if he's up against Obama, he'll need all the white, southern, right wing voters he can get and Huckabee might be able to deliver them.
again, this is personal speculation.
