by Sandy » Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:00 pm
In a word, no. There was a time when Huckabee represented a more centrist, less traditional social approach to conservative politics, but he's perceived, like all too many Republicans, that you have to pander to the right wing to win. With the country clearly shifted center, to center left politically, and that shift moving more to the left, the GOP is in the position of having its extreme right wing in position to dictate policy and platform. That's why, in spite of the negative propaganda that has been put out on the affordable care act, (most of which turns out not to be the case when tested with truth) the President's party is still sitting pretty when it comes to their chances of gaining control of both houses of Congress in 2014.
I think we're beyond the discussion of where Christie was or what he knew when the bridge was being blocked. If that many of your closest, top political associates and aids were directly involved, and are busy handing in resignations and pleading the 5th, it doesn't matter whether he knew or not. If you keep up with the news, it's moved well beyond the bridge, into areas involving disaster relief fund allocation, and now contractor bids with state money, and all of those things do have paper trails connecting to the governor.