President Huckabee?

Although the news networks have been slow to cover his surge, Mike Huckabee is making substantial gains in the national polls and has taken the lead in a recent Iowa poll by Rasmussen.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008__1/2008_presidential_election/iowa/republican_iowa_caucus

With a three-point lead over Mitt Romney, Huckabee may widen that gap in the next few weeks.  His populist economic views and strong opposition to abortion will play likely play well among conservatives in Iowa.

Huckabee has only recently made these gains, so little polling data is available on him in head to head races against any Democrat.  His name recognition remains relatively low, but as that number increases his share of the vote is going to have to increase dramatically for him to win the nomination.  I expect a few head to head polls involving Huckabee to come out in the next week given his recent surge.  Watch those numbers, folks.  You might just be looking at the second governor of Arkansas to serve as president during this decade.