Mike Huckabee thinks the odds (not to mention the Intrade) aren't a slam dunk for a GOP nominee.
"The people that are sitting around saying, ‘He’s definitely going to be a one-term president. It’s going to be easy to take him out,’ they’re obviously political illiterates – political idiots, let me be blunt."
Last week, Huck made the same point.
"You don't beat presidents easily. And this idea that he's absolutely a one-term [president] and easy to beat -- this race is going to be like climbing a ladder, pointing toward you, because Barack Obama is going to start this race with a billion dollars.
He's going to have no primary opponent. The Republicans are going to have a crowded field, all elbowing their way under the basket for the layup, and it's not going to be a layup. It's going to be a tough shot.
That being said, Obama's possible strength isn't Huck's most burning concern about running for president.
Getting the nomination is the headier task, according to Huck.
"Here's the reality: I think he [Obama] can be beat.
I, frankly, think that I would be in a very good position to do it, because I believe that standing head-to-head with him, articulating the very clear, decisive difference between our positions would be a great contrast.
But it's the process of getting to that nomination that's tough."
