MB has stated publicly on his blog that if Fred ain't the nominee he is boycotting the '08 election.
Well, if the Huckster is the nominee I will either not vote for prez or I'll vote a 3rd party as a protest. I have lived all my life in the bible belt and I will not vote for a fundamentalist everything is litterally true in the bible and we ignore science baptist for prez. I am afraid the Huckster will not only push creationism/ID for public schools but he will also attempt to interfere with science funding and research into any area that contradicts his religious belief. Also, I agree that abortion should be "safe, legal, and rare" and I am afraid the Huckster would stir the abortion debate into a froth. The abortion issue is really decided by the courts but by stirring it up moderates and independants would be pissed.
In a national campaign it would not take much effort for the dems to portray the Huckster as an ignorant backwoods boob religious fanatic. (By stating that Jonah really did live in the belly of the big fish or stating that all the earths animals really did fit on the ark plus his anti evolution stance.) While the bible belt may be enthused about such a cadidate it would turn off the rest of the country and the Huckster would go down in smoking flames.