[Huckabee's] Fox News bosses would like him either to jump into the White House race soon or announce that he's taking a pass.
.... Fox has planned a meeting with Huckabee in the near future to discuss the matter, said [Fox News' executive vice-president for programming Bill] Shine.
Huckabee said the notion that Fox is pressuring him over the situation is "total nonsense. Your source is full of it," he told me by email. "No pressure at all. Fox has been very understanding and they know and I know that if I take steps to be a candidate (ask for money, support, or set up a committee), then I will step aside. That's been understood from the beginning."
True, but some executives are concerned about Huckabee continuing to host a weekend show while stoking interest in a possible second presidential campaign. "It's getting uncomfortable," said a Fox insider.
Fox cut Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum from its roster once it was apparent they were close to announcing a bid.
Huckabee's status at Fox seems even more questionable, thanks to the fact he has his own popular show on the network -- something Newt or Santorum never got.
The cute two-step that Fox's presidential candidates have been dancing may be coming to an end.
