Unlikely front-runner: Huck tops polls

By: Andy Barr
Politico.com
March 27, 2011 07:04 AM EDT

Mike Huckabee is in a position most politicians would die for.

In the latest Gallup poll released Friday, he’s the Republican leader, ahead of 16 other presidential prospects. Regardless of what’s being polled, who’s doing the polling or how the question is asked, among Republicans Huckabee typically finishes on top.

Who is the most liked? Mike Huckabee.

Who do Fox News viewers favor? Mike Huckabee.

Who does the South want to be president? Mike Huckabee.

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