I actually like Mike Huckabee the best. He has the values that I have.. I like his passion and the fire under his ass on the issues, and he not only supports the 2nd amendment, he has the sentimental personal experience that goes with it. ( owning his own guns and those handed down to him.. shooting and hunting all his life and wanting his children to be able to grow up carrying guns ) are just a few of the things I like about the man.
No offense, but that "sentimental personal experience" thing is one of the things that makes Huckabee grating to me. Initially I too was seduced by his colloquialisms and folksy stories - but in too many circumstances he used sayings like "You break it, you fix it" to frame the issue as "common sense" when in fact the issue and what is at stake is too much to trust in blindly following a cute (but understandable) saying.
As to the concept of voting for someone who doesn't necessarily meld with your opinions because of the preconceived notion of electability is just playing into the hands of the political institution. If it weren't for the media telling us who has the best chance we would do our job as patriots and vote for OUR candidate, and let OUR desires for the way the country should head influence our vote, not some popular but imperfect (for us) candidate.