Mike Huckabee is in Iowa today promoting the Iowa Family Policy PAC and Bob Vander Plaats’ bid for governor.
Maybe Huckabee will feel a bit of déjà vu. Vander Plaats faces a Doug Gross backed candidate, headquartered in Urbandale, who changes his positions on issues right and left in an attempt to dodge his record of broken promises. That might remind Mike Huckabee of a candidate he faced in the 2008 caucuses.
Huckabee’s visit is just another crack in the divisive primary between staunch social conservative Vander Plaats and Terry Branstad.
Here are the top 10 questions to ask Mike Huckabee today:
- Does Huckabee believe his caucus attendees will come out for Vander Plaats in the primary and lead him to victory as well?
- If he were running in this race today, which would he rather have: the money or the organization?
- Does he think the Republican candidates should debate? If so, when and how often?
- Would he consider himself a member of the “confrontational right?”
- Does he believe that Doug Gross’ strategy of shying away from conservatives will do better in this primary than it did against him in the 2008 caucuses?
- What does he think of candidates who change their positions on issues when faced with tough primary opposition?
- Do Branstad or any of the Republican candidates in the race remind him of any candidates he ran against in 2008?
- Does he think voters should judge Governors by whether or not they keep their campaign promises?
- The Club for Growth targeted him in 2008 for raising taxes. Should the Club for Growth be targeting candidates like Terry Branstad who raised the sales, gas, and property taxes?
- Unlike the Iowa Family Policy PAC, would he support Terry Branstad in the general election?
Huckabee will attend events in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids this afternoon.
