Obama vs. Huckabee.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: TILTING at windmills - Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee - Brief article

The primaries are about to start. And as bunched up as they are, we could easily have nominees by the time our next issue appears. If there were more space between the primaries, I'm convinced Obama would be the Democratic nominee, and Huckabee the Republican.

I believe Obama would win because as voters get to know him, they will recognize that he is the only presidential candidate who has the potential for greatness.

As for Huckabee, it's not that I agree with him on most issues, it's simply that he and McCain come across as the only human beings among the Republican candidates. And McCain is ruled out by the hostility of the Republican right, which dominates the primaries.

But since this...