His upset victory might be the wake-up call Romney needs in the early going. With 60% of those voting (Iowa republicans) characterizing themselves as evangelicals, how could he lose? Unlike on the democrat side, Iowa republicans are not a microcosm of republicans nationwide. I see Huckabee as a temporarily credible candidate who will probably be off everyone's radar screen before any of the "big states" get a chance to cast their primary votes. Evengelicals are likely to be conservatives but all conservatives are not evangelical, particularly in the larger states. What is a large bloc in Iowa is a footnote nationwide. Any republican candidate who wishes to be elected must (MUST!!!) have passed muster with the CONSERVATIVE bloc, or will face defeat. Period. Compare the campaign of George H. W. Bush to that of his son. Either motivate the conservatives or prepare for a humiliating loss to someone not fit for any national office. We'll all be asking "wait, who won Iowa? " by June.
