Looks like Bush has officially replaced Christie as the Most Electable Republican.
What's scary is that this poll makes Huckabee look electable. I know it's Louisiana, but come on.
Huckabee probably is quite electable, provided it has been long enough that Akin is forgotten. He would basically be a third term of George W. Bush policy wise. Huckabee is the more normal Santorum if the GOP wants to tack populist.
Even without Akin in the picture, social conservatism is still a dying brand. By 2016, it will be near-impossible for Huckabee to say something that
doesn't offend women or scare off young voters. But I agree, he'd be a better candidate for the socons to run than Santorum.
25% of Dems back Huckabee over Clinton in 2016, in this poll. I wonder what that number would be in, say, West Virginia (or Arkansas?).
Now
that isn't good. Are these the kind of Democrats that will come home as the election nears?
