Mike Huckabee

== Public image ==
{{Main|Public image of Mike Huckabee}}Huckabee has both detractors and defenders, even among Republicans. Personality descriptions range from friendly, charming and warm, to petty and aloof.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10309069 |title=Mike Huckabee &#124; Slim chance |publisher=Economist.com |date=2007-12-14 |access-date=2008-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424114440/http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10309069 |archive-date=2008-04-24 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/14881/ |title=Should We Fear Faith? &#124; The Jewish Exponent<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=Jewishexponent.com |access-date=2008-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406004346/http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/14881/ |archive-date=2009-04-06 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MWViMGIxMDZkNmQ3ZWVlMDcxYWQ1OTNmNzg4OTIzNGQ= |title=The Corner on National Review Online<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=Corner.nationalreview.com |access-date=2008-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919093745/http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MWViMGIxMDZkNmQ3ZWVlMDcxYWQ1OTNmNzg4OTIzNGQ= |archive-date=2008-09-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/12/13/contrary_to_pundits_not_everybody_loves_huckabee/ |title=Contrary to pundits, not everybody loves Huckabee - The Boston Globe<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=Boston.com |date= 2007-12-13|access-date=2008-10-16 | first=Dan | last=Payne}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/us/politics/22huckabee.html |title=Charming and Aloof, Huckabee Changed State - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title --> |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Adam Nossiter And David Barstow |date=December 22, 2007 |access-date=2008-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411140830/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/us/politics/22huckabee.html |archive-date=2009-04-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has received support from African-American leaders, praise from a liberal New York Times columnist, criticism from gay rights groups and pundits. Huckabee has made controversial public statements that have brought criticism. He apologized for at least three statements and has admitted that his love for metaphors and tendency to use hyperbole to make a point has backfired on him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vote-smart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=322527&keyword=&phrase=&contain= |title=Project Vote Smart - Michael D. 'Mike' Huckabee - The New Republic - The Bearable Lightness of Mike Huckabee<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=Vote-smart.org |access-date=2008-10-16 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>