I'm a registered democrat, but I don't find any of the democratic candidates have a positive attitude. They all have a chip on their shoulder and give me the impression that they are looking for payback. A lot of the programs they espouse, like pulling out of Iraq and nationalized healthcare, while noble ideas, aren't do-able at this point. We can't leave Iraq to just drift and end up where ever it might, and with all the debt the current administration has incurred, we can't afford social experimentation like free healthcare.
We really need a president who can bring everyone together and get past this nasty time in our political history. I don't think all Huckabee's ideas are do-able either, but he's got it right on the important ones, and I think he has the right temprement to get people working together. We also need a fiscal conservative or we are going broke people. Also Huckabee seems strong on states rights and 2nd amendment issues as well. Will his energy plan work? I don't know, but hopefully he's not in bed with the Saudi's like the current admin is. He'll never get the tax plan passed either.
So, what does this have to do with beating the Dem's? Yes, I think he will appeal to both sides of the fence and I think he can win, and be a positive change.