Of all the republican candidates, Mike Huckabee has been one of the more interesting ones, who has left the reservation of the republican party on a few key issues. GOP fiscal conservatives are worried to death that Huckabee will tear the GOP tent apart if he alienates the money-bag wing of the GOP and social conservatism. I've encountered more than a few articles comparing his economic populism and social conservativsm with that of William Jennings Bryan, the comparison may very well be an accurate one. Bryan was also a republican. Despite being widely criticized for his economic populism, Huckabee believes that it is a mistake for the GOP not to focus on the economic concerns of the middle and lower classes in American society. Personally, I've been struck by the lack of discussion in the debates about the falling housing market, the credit crunch, not to mention the very real possibility of recession. I think the other candidates have an unrealistic outlook on it. Chris Wallace of FOX News gave an an antagonistic and insulting interview to Huckabee this past sunday. I would like to see Chuck Norris give Chris Wallace a roundhouse kick for his unfair, attacking assault on Huckabee. I hope he's the same way with all the candidates. I have a feeling that he isn't though.

Questions for debate:

1.)Is Huckabee's economic populism a threat to the unity of the GOP?

2.)Would Huckabee's economic populism be a key reason why you wouldn't vote for him?

bonus question:

3.)Can the fiscal conservatives take a back seat to social conservatives on selecting a candidate?, or is it the social conservatives who always have to live with their priorities coming in second?