The Case Against Mike Huckabee

Is Mike Huckabee this year's Howard Dean?

Like Dean, Huckabee is an under-vetted former governor who is manifestly unprepared to be president of the United States. Like Dean, he is rising toward the top of polls in a crowded field based on his appeal to a particular niche of his party. As with Dean, his vulnerabilities in a general election are so screamingly obvious that it’s hard to believe that primary voters, once they focus seriously on their choice, will nominate him.

A mostly amiable fellow, Huckabee has so far shown me that he is vastly underprepared for this job. The presidency is not the place for training wheels.