The Long War Between Mike Huckabee and the Club for Growth

If you want a strong example of the media's short memory, look no further than today's attack on former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee from the Club for Growth. It took around 36 hours for the Club, which just changed leadership, to issue an attack on Huckabee after he said he was leaving Fox News to consider a White House bid. "In a year in which GOP voters appear likely to have several good pro-economic growth candidates to choose from," said Club president David McIntosh, "Mike Huckabee’s big government record would stand out from the crowd."

Generally, this was reported as a blow to his conservative cred. "Although Huckabee is thought to have a strong claim to the conservative wing of the Republican Party should he run for president," wrote Rebecca Berg in the Washington Examiner, "the Club For Growth begged to differ." In the Washington Times, the Club succeeded in getting its announcement twinned with Seth McLaughlin's exclusive Huckabee interview.