Update: Mike Huckabee terminated his candidacy after John McCain's Republican nomination. Received November 27, 2007 (Note: We replied to Governor Huckabee's Director of Policy the next day, stating, "Please find below the answers to your questions. They are provided with the understanding that your intent is not to punish those who received and did not forward our emails, but to improve your internal communication channel."): "I am Governor Huckabee's Director of Policy, and I have never seen your questionnaire until tonight. Please advise how you have contacted our campaign before, specifically who and when, inviting us to respond to your questionnaire." Thanks, Janis Cherry Director of Policy Huckabee for President As is evident from the debates and the interviews, Mike Huckabee's strengths include wit, intelligence, quickness on his feet, conservative social values on most issues, and experience running Arkansas for 13 years, including 10 years as Governor. Mike Huckabee's tax record is not an issue with us. Neither is the premature parole of Wayne Dumont. Despite the gravity of the consequences, it was an error, which we all make, and one that he is unlikely to repeat. We see two weaknesses in Mike Huckabee's candidacy: his lack of foreign policy experience and the emerging discrepancy between the bar he has set for himself as a Christian candidate and his actions to reach it. In his first television ad, Governor Huckabee declared, "Faith doesn't just influence me. It really defines me. I don't have to wake up every day wondering what do I need to believe. Let us never sacrifice our principles for anybody's politics. Not now, not ever." As an ordained pastor for twelve years, Mike Huckabee has God-given knowledge, which comes with responsibility. Is this former pastor ducking reporters' requests for opinion on Mormonism and our requests for his Christian testimony because he doesn't have a testimony and doesn't know about the blasphemies of Mormonism, or because he wants to broaden his appeal beyond his Christian base? If the latter, isn't he sacrificing his principles for politics? Mike Huckabee also has said, "I'm not just saying something that a focus group gave me or a room full of consultants handed me in the form of a script and said, 'Hey, if you want to be president, go out and say this stuff,'" As his campaign gains momentum, money and "professionals" pour in, we fear this is precisely what is happening to his candidacy. Instead of putting God first and trusting in His sovereignty over even election results, we fear Mike Huckabee will increasingly turn to consultants and focus groups for what to say... as well as what not to say. Mike Huckabee's candidacy rating has been lowered to a . Click here for the reason.
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