Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas Govenrnor
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Proved again that if he had thirty million dollars in the bank, he might be able to make a run at the lead dogs. Personified the folksy man of faith that has intrigued some bloggers. Stood his ground in a base-friendly way on gays and God. Opening joke asking the nation to give a chance to another son of Hope, Arkansas was perhaps the best pure comedy moment of the night. Reality: his long-shot prospects to be a player did not measurably increase, but he probably won a few more fans.
— by Mark Halperin