Let me start by saying, if I had to vote right now for one of the four GOP candidates still in the process, I would vote for Mike Huckabee.  That being said, I think he needs to get out of the race.

Number one, Huckabee doesn’t have the deep pockets that are going to be needed to keep going.  I am sure his finish on Super Tuesday will help line the political coffers somewhat but he is running against Ron Paul who is a money-makin machine, Mitt Romney who has enough of his own money to keep going, and John McCain who will have contributions pouring in as he looks like the party nominee.  Huckabee, if I remember correctly, is the least of the combined GOP and democratic candidates as far as net worth.  He cannot fund his own campaign.  He has run out of money once already. 

Second, John McCain is scaring me.  Recent stump speeches by McCain, which in his defense were made either in military communities or at military installations, are rich with war talk.  McCain has said on more than one occasion that he will chase Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell.  Our country, while it needs to have homeland security and it needs to fight the war on terror, cannot afford to track bin Laden to the gates of hell.  We cannot afford additional military conflicts.  We need a president, for at least four years, that is going to focus on us – the US.  We need to get things back in order here.

Third, Huckabee is a spoiler for Mitt Romney.  They appeal to the same base within the republican party.  They are fighting over that same group of voters.  Romney is more electable in the general election than Huckabee is, unfortunately. 

As long as Huckabee stays in the primary, he is giving the race to McCain.  He may be doing so in hopes of a vice presidential run.  I think he should not hold his breath on this tact.  Charlie Crist, regardless of what he says about the state of Florida, has been seen aside McCain outside of Florida.  Rudy Giuliani has also been seen with McCain all over the country.

While I would prefer to see Mike Huckabee as the next president of the United States out of all who are still in it, I do not believe that will happen and he is just helping the world to see John McCain as the next republican presidential candidate.