What is particularly funny is to hear this “advising” from supporters of Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney. I think those two “candidates” have visited Iowa a total of about 3 times between the two of them since the 2008 election. And while their supporters have admitted they must compete in Iowa, nobody has advised them that the approach they’ve taken has been “horrible” and an “incredibly bad move”.
If Huckabee continues to poll well, it will not be difficult to find experienced staff in Iowa and elsewhere to help him organize once he gets in. I think the insider mentality, believing that only certain people like Wes Enos or I’ve-Forgotten-His-Name can help run a campaign, is really what the Tea Party movement is out to oppose. It is not the staff that runs the campaign, it is the candidate. If he runs, Huckabee has shown he knows how to campaign. And THAT is what his opponents worry about most – not that he will not get in soon enough, it is that he will get in at just the right moment.
Someone has said, that if Huckabee is not in a debate, it is not debate. That, of course, is an exaggeration. But did anybody else notice how the Ronald Reagan Library debate was moved from May to September? Is it any coincidence that the debate will be held after Huckabee announces?