It’s been six months since I mentioned here how impressed I am with Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. I have continued to find him the most impressive candidate I’ve seen. Last week Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s Hardball had a couple of segments on him, one a direct interview that included some pretty tough questioning on the significance of Huckabee’s faith, and I thought he handled the whole thing extremely well. The second was an interview with a guy John Neffinger who coaches professional communicators. His conclusion – “This guy looks like the real deal here.”
And today, CNN reports that Huckabee has surged into the lead in polls in Iowa. A really remarkable result for someone who was dismissed as a minor player just a few months ago.