Huckabee leads national polls
As of today, Huckabee is leading in the national polls according to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll.
On the Republican side, Gallup says Iowa caucuses winner Mike Huckabee has jumped into a national lead for the first time. The rundown: Huckabee, 25%; Rudy Giuliani, 20%; Sen. John McCain, 19%; Fred Thompson, 12%; Mitt Romney, 9%; and Rep. Ron Paul, 4%.
Also, Huckabee is seen as the second most electable republican candidate trailing McCain by only four percent according to a Rasmussen poll.
Among Republican voters, 68% believe that McCain would be at least somewhat likely to win in November if he is nominated. Sixty-four percent (64%) say the same about Huckabee and 57% believe Giuliani would have a chance. These numbers reflect a significant change from earlier in the year when Giuliani was consistently seen as the most electable candidate.
Even though this is good news for Huckabee, the fact remains that when compared with the democratic candidates, Obama crushes everyone with his 66% compared to Huckabee’s 46%. Huckabee is going to have a lot of work to do in the coming months if he is going to have a chance to beat the democratic candidate come November.
