Demanding an apology from a candidate for their negative ads is not the smartest thing to do when you have a reputation for being thin-skinned and irritable: Mike Huckabee told me Sunday that Mitt Romney should apologize for saying “blatantly untrue” things about him. Huckabee also said such an apology would be accepted only if…

If that’s the case, why are so many of the candidates invoking Reagan? Are they attempting to appeal to just a fraction of the base? I guess Huckabee’s campaign needs this to be true since he’s only able to attract the social conservatives: “It’s gone,” said Ed Rollins, who once worked as President Reagan’s political…

Well, it turned off this voter: “I was a Huckabee supporter until about a week ago,” said Brian Wright, a Fort Madison resident. “And then I heard his comment about Pakistan today.” […] “Knowing that Senator Fred Thompson has foreign policy experience with the world leaders, I believe he’s the best choice,” said Wright, adding…

Well, at least they’re finally admitting that he doesn’t know what the heck he’s talking about: A senior aide to Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee admitted Friday that the former Arkansas governor had “no foreign policy credentials” after his comments reacting to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto raised questions. During an…

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