So the Huckster is out... now the 64 million dollar question... who among the vast bumbling field of Republican Primary candidates will benefit from his absence?
Obviously, Huck would have taken all the air out of the "aw shucks" southern, religious, social conservative crowd had he run... so which of that bunch is stronger without him?
Gingrich? I think you would be hard pressed to find GOP candidates with less in common than Gingrich and Huck... unless maybe you count Romney.
Palin? Hardly seems like she's in a position to take advantage, what with her abysmal numbers in recent polls, and the fact that a majority of Americans specifically wouldn't vote for her.
Santorum? Despite polling even worse than Palin, and with name recognition circling the drain, he does seem to back a lot of the same social issues.
T-Paw? The Mittster? The question with these two "serious candidates" is... are they going to tack far enough to the right to grab Huckabee's base... Only time will tell, but with Mitt trying to run as far as physically possible from his checkered "socialist" past, and Pawlenty joining an absolutely nutjob field of candidates for that fiasco of a debate recently... who knows?
I haven't even mentioned the also rans... Trump, Caine, etc... Only one more name worth mentioning and that's Mitch Daniels. Honestly, I think he benefits most from Huck pulling out, and I am waiting anxiously to see if Huckabee endorses him. Daniels is the GOPer I most fear in the general election, and some backing from Huck would make him that much more formidable. Is the big business wing willing to back him?
Alright guys, I wanna have a discussion about this. Help me out in the comments?