re: "McCain & Huckabee know him well enough to have a visceral dislike of him."
Ron Paul knows him well enough too, and likes him. And Ron Paul has more integrity in his little finger than McCain or Huckabee could ever hope to have.
I wouldn't be surprised if, as a Christian minister, Huckabee can't get over the fact that Romney is a Mormon. If that's the reason, then it's Huckabee's personal problem.
As for McCain... well, McCain is an ass. So what you've just said makes me think more highly of Romney.
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