The Recent Mike Huckabee Teleconference

Michael Foust writes about the April 11 teleconference call with Governor Mike Huckabee sponsored by Charisma Magazine. Huckabee pledged to vigorously support McCain, but mused over what might have been had conservative leaders given him more early support (financial and otherwise). While I think such reflection is entirely justified, I hope that Huckabee also considers what he could have done to appreciably widen his circle of support beyond religious conservatives. Some of his class warfare-sounding rhetoric was both unnecessary and unhelpful, IMHO. Huckabee did not rule out a 2012 run (unless a President McCain was running for re-election).

My take? I think he should run for Blanche Lincoln's Senate seat in 2010. Win, build/enhance a reputation as a Washington true conservative (especially on economic and immigration issues), then eye a Presidential run in either 2012 or 2016. Truth be told, maybe he should have run for Senator Mark Pryor's seat this year.