Huckabee May Run Again in 2012
Former presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee told supporters that he may run again for president in 2012 during a teleconference with supporters on Thursday.
Although Huckabee resisted from confirming anything for sure, the former Arkansas governor did say he wouldn't rule out another presidential run in the next election, according to Arkansas's The Morning News.
He said factors that will affect his decision include if presumptive Republican nominee John McCain wins this year's election, and if McCain will seek a second term if he becomes president.
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"Let's dust ourselves off, let's get back on our feet, let's learn from everything we've been through and let's live to fight another day," Huckabee said, according to The Morning News.
During the teleconference, which was sponsored by Charisma magazine, Huckabee criticized religious leaders who did not rally behind his campaign.
"There were leaders of the conservative movement that, had they stood with me early, I think the outcome would have been different," Huckabee contended.
"Some people really worshipped at the altar of electability rather than to be faithful and loyal to the principles they were supposed to be committed to," noted the former Republican candidate. "When it gets to their own political realm, they think more secularly than even the secular people. That was very troubling."
Last month, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New Orleans, several dozen leaders of the "Christian right" were also reportedly chided for cold-shouldering Huckabee until it was too late.
Paul Weyrich – a founder of the Heritage Foundation, the Moral Majority, and the Council for National Policy (CNP) – was among those at the meeting and essentially confessed that he and the other leaders should have backed Huckabee, a candidate who shared their values more fully than any other candidate in a generation.
"Friends, before all of you and before almighty God, I want to say I was wrong," said the former Romney supporter, according to WORLD magazine.
Huckabee ended his bid for the White House in March after McCain secured the needed number of delegates to be the Republican nominee. But Huckabee's unexpected primary victories with a shoestring campaign shocked the nation which had no previous knowledge of the small-town Baptist preacher turned politician.
Currently, Huckabee said he is working on several projects including on helping elect conservative governors and members of Congress who share his political views; writing a book and giving paid speeches; and helping McCain to win the general election.
Besides politics, Huckabee is apparently also venturing into the entertainment business. His daughter Sarah told CNN this week that Huckabee has signed a contract with Hollywood talent agency, Creative Artists Agency, although no details of future projects were given. CAA represents A-list stars including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Tony Bennett.
Huckabee's folksy and deadpan sense of humor drew praise and attention at his appearances on "Saturday Nigh Live" and TV shows such as "The Colbert Report" during his White House Campaign.
Huckabee will give a speech at Union College in New York on Monday titled "The Pursuit of the Presidency and the Perfectly Insane American Process."
Christian Post reporter Eric Young contributed to this article.
