FNC's Mike Huckabee Profiled

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 04:28 Tuesday, 22 December 2009 04:28

Former presidential candidate, come Fox News contributor and presenter, Mike Huckabee has been profiled by the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz. In the profile, Kurtz takes an in-depth look at how even though Huckabee is currently outside of the political mainstream, he's still active within the Republican political domain. He writes;

He’s been the most successful failed presidential candidate in the history of our country,” says Chip Saltsman, who managed Huckabee’s 2008 campaign. “Beyond that, he’s having fun.” As for his Fox platform, Saltsman says: “That’s what a big percentage of our primary voters watch every day. It’s an amazing outlet for a conservative guy to reach conservative voters.”

The hour-long Saturday night program, averaging 1.6 million viewers, is Fox’s highest-rated of the weekend, beating all its cable news rivals combined. Huckabee’s great strength is that “he is folksy,” says Fox Senior Vice President Bill Shine. “He’s not one of those flashy, loud, obnoxious hosts that are sometimes equated with cable and broadcast. He’s from Arkansas, a part of the country we don’t usually get television hosts from. He’s very respectful, very cordial, certainly interrupts less than any other host on cable.

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Acknowledgements: Inside Cable News