Huckabee's reasonable-sounding-ness

A meaty post arguing that Mike Huckabee should not be running for president. (here).

Though the post is persuasive, I couldn't help but think that Huckabee's "moderate" rhetoric--if it isn't so substantively squishy/"blasphemous" that it forecloses support from Conservatives, is well-suited for attracting non-partisan voters. The first comment (from Jim) expresses a sentiment I've heard from local bloggers--that is, Huckabee is "reasonable"-sounding; ergo, he doesn't sound like a "Conservative." It may be the sister souljah distancing required in our never-ending, toxic, full-court partisan press.