He dropped the ball, no doubt. This violent felon, at 18, was sentenced to 60 years, in Arkansas. Huckabee didn't do enough research or was swayed by the "softies" and commuted his sentence, than this repeat felon made parole and split to Washington, (another "softie" State), and there you go.
I'm sure he is second guessing himself to the point of a migraine headache.
Too bad, Huckabee is a decent guy. He just screwed this one up.