Could it be that Huckabee's staying in the race

[pnwmom]

so he'll be well-positioned to run as a third party candidate after the convention?

What are the rules about federal matching funds? Would he qualify?

[Flabbergasted]

1. No. He'll be McCain's running mate.

[pnwmom]

2. Yuk.

Double yuk.

[peace frog]

4. Not if the Bushies have their way

They despise and fear everything about Huckabee, and have no interest in the small number of wingnut votes he might hand to McCain. Never happen.

[yourguide]

3. I suspect

he's hoping this NYT Lobbyist/sex scandal blows up and he'll be left with delegates...

[Bright Eyes]

5. He wants to be VP.

But Him running 3rd party and drawing the fundies away from McCain would be great though!

[pnwmom]

14. I know it's probably just wishful thinking.

But sometimes that's fun.

[SKKY]

6. Huckabee is still relatively young...

...I doubt this will be his last run.

[pnwmom]

15. But why is he hanging on so long? He's already made himself a contender.

And if he keeps this up too long, he'll start drawing some resentment, I would think.

Unless McCain actually does implode.

[bigbrother05]

7. Nope, he's hoping for more spots on SNL & Colbert

[Oleladylib]

8. Go Huck! n/t

[Fovea]

9. Waiting for McCain to blow up or blow out.

He wants to be the one who's still left standing.

[saltpoint]

10. Someone might have slipped Huckabee the headline on McCain from

this past week, only including the parts the TIMES omitted.

We may not have heard the tail end of the tale yet re McCain's lobbying connections, and were the stake to be deeply-enough driven, ol' Huck would be pleased to step into the winner's circle for the nom.

[kentuck]

11. No..

He's staying in the race just in case the other shoe drops on McCain. Then, when they have to pick anothe nominee at their Convention, he will be sitting there with more delegates than anyone else.

[pnwmom]

17. And he'll be saying it's a miracle!

Eww.

[Vinca]

12. McCain could still explode - I imagine everyone with a pad and paper

is trying to dig up dirt. It takes just one photo and Flat Earth Mike is in.

[DB1]

13. I think he is hoping for McCain implosion, but planning for 2012 run.

[tritsofme]

16. Most states have "no sore loser" laws which would prohibit him from appearing on the ballot

in many states.

[pnwmom]

18. I'm thinking about how Lieberman ran as an independent after he didn't

win the Democratic primary. I didn't know about sore loser laws.

[Marie26]

19. No

I think he's staying in the race until he gets more delegates than Mittens. Huckabee really, really dislikes Romney.