Huckabee Lets Us Know Tomorrow

He was never asked about 2012 plans, he tells CNN

(NEWSER) - Fox News suspended contributor Rick Santorum yesterday because he had "signaled" a possible 2012 run for the presidency, and Santorum has just one gripe with the matter: Fox never actually asked him if he was considering a 2012 run. Santorum revealed that yesterday on CNN 's John King USA—and also addressed the question of why he and Newt Gingrich were suspended while Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee were not. More»

Reactions pour in after he airs decision not to run

(NEWSER) - “Now that we know that Mike Huckabee isn't going to run for president, it's worth pointing out that all the time spent reporting, writing, and reading about his intentions over the last several months has been totally wasted,” writes Conor Friedersdorf in the Atlantic . He proposes a solution: The media should “mostly ignore potential candidates for the presidency until they actually declare.” (Just think: no more Donald Trump coverage !) More reactions: More»

Surprise departure lucky for Huckabee

(NEWSER) - Haley Barbour's surprise exit from the field of Republican contenders for 2012 has shaken up the race before it even officially began, notes Aaron Blake at the Washington Post . Some likely effects of the Mississippian's departure:

• The way is clear for Mitch Daniels. Barbour and Daniels are old friends who have said they didn't want to compete against each other. If the Indiana governor has presidential ambitions, his decision on whether to run or not just got a lot easier.

But Huckabee tops nearly every poll

(NEWSER) - Insiders doubt Mike Huckabee will run for president in 2012—but that's a shame for Republicans because, somewhat surprisingly, Huckabee is the clear frontrunner when it comes to public opinion. He ranked first ahead of 16 other prospective Republican candidates in the latest Gallup poll, and previous surveys have found him to be the most liked, the favorite of Fox News viewers, the preferred candidate of both early primary states and the South, and the strongest opponent when compared to President Obama. In fact, he's topped almost every 2012 survey since Obama was elected, Politico reports. More»

He's sticking to his own timeline, will decide on 2012 run by summer

(NEWSER) - Presidential debates are already scheduled for May, but Mike Huckabee won’t be pushed into participating. "I don’t want to get suckered into taking on the schedule because it’s what the media wants us to do," said Huckabee on Friday. Added the former Arkansas governor, who has said that he won't decide on a 2012 run until the summer, "You want to schedule a debate for March or May, knock yourselves out. If I’m not there, you can still have it. But I’m not going to be there," the Christian Post reports. More»