When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told said in a television interview that Mike Huckabee owes the president an apology over remarks about the war in Iraq, Huckabee decidedly pointed out that was not going to happen because no apology was necessary. Leading in the most recent Iowa polls for the party's nomination, Huckabee claims Romney's offense at his remarks is due to his falling numbers in the primary election polls.
In the most recent numbers available at usaelectionpolls.com, Huckabee has a good grasp on the number one position in Iowa with 35 percent of expected Republican voters saying they will caucus for him, compared to 27 percent for Romney. In New Hampshire, a state in which Romney has been campaigning hard he leads Huckabee by a wide margin, but is being challenged by John McCain by a margin of 31 percent to 27 percent for McCain.
Throughout the early stages of the campaign in the summer and early fall, Huckabee was remaining beneath the radar in most polls, but his recent surge in numbers has also attracted media attention. The added scrutiny has helped many voters in many key states realize what he stands for, according the national media and helped propel to the top spots in many state election polls.
In many ways, Huckabee can also take credit for Tom Tancredo's decision to leave the presidential race. Tancredo is throwing his support by Mitt Romney, about two weeks before the Iowa caucus, hoping to spur undecided Republican voter to back Romney to Huckabee from gaining the primary win.
Latest Polls: Mike Huckabee Holds Large Leads in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
