Another day another big-name endorsement from the Christian right. This time it’s Mike Huckabee winning plaudits from Don Wildmon, head of the American Family Association. Wildmon, a seasoned culture warrior and radio broadcaster from Tupelo, Mississippi, announced he is backing Huckabee because the former Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher “has the leadership and the vision,…

Now that he’s moving up in the polls, Mike Huckabee is getting a second look from the national media. Can the A-listers on the Christian Right be far behind? The latest American Research Group poll shows the former Arkansas governor now in second place among Republicans in Iowa, with 19 percent support, trailing only Mitt…

While top-tier Christian Right leadership continues to withhold its blessing from Mike Huckabee, his rousing speech and ecstatic reception at last weekend’s Values Voter Summit is translating into some second-tier endorsements from the movement. From The New York Times Caucus Blog: Phil Burress, president of the Ohio-based Citizens for Community Values and member of the…

This morning’s news from the Associated Press that Sam Brownback is expected to drop out of the presidential race is another in a string of recent boosts for Mike Huckabee. Add Brownback’s voters to Huckabee’s in the August Ames straw poll–many hail for the same pro-life constituency–and you have Huckabee coming out on top, ahead…

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