Mike Huckabee produced a new ad directed at Mitt Romney (an absolute howitzer), called a press conference today to show it to the media, and then at the press conference showed the ad while announcing a change of heart that the ad will not run? Is this sincere?
My first thought is that Mike Huckabee saw that Mr. Romney's new ad closes the sale with Iowans in his positive, presidential style. The Huckabee camp did not want their nasty hit piece to be their final impression on Iowa caucus goers while Mr. Romney was all over television looking presidential.
Then why show it to the media? It doesn't make sense...unless they know they cannot afford to compete with the Romney Campaign on the airwaves, and are looking to their friendlies in the media and in the blog-o-sphere to carry their water.
The other possibility (speculating from Jonathan's first person observations) is that the Iowa Huckabee Team truly does not know what they are going to do next, and they called the press conference with no concrete strategy as to what they would do or say over the next few days. I realize the situation on the ground is fluid, but if Mr. Rollins and Mr. Huckabee can't execute a coherent plan to speak to friendly, interested Iowans, I am more uncertain than ever of their ability to execute a heavier political strategy with Russia or Pakistan.
Either way, this seems like a misstep for the Huckabee camp.
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