As the presidential candidates keep rolling in, we wanted to take a look at the bass guitar
playing, Southern Baptist minister, former Fox News hostand Governor of Arkansas: Mike
Huckabee.
Most people probably remember Huckabee as one of the 2008 republican candidates who
lost out in the primaries to John McCain.
But as he gears up for round two, let’s check out where he stands on some more controversial
issues.
Huckabee’s positions are pretty much in line with traditional conservatives.
He is anti-abortion, including in cases of rape and incest, and supports the repeal of
Roe.
v. Wade.
However, he does make exceptions for when a mother’s life is in danger.
He is also against gay marriage, gay adoption, and even same-sex civil unions.
In 1997, Huckabee signed a law banning same-sex marriages in Arkansas, although by 2014 that
law was ruled unconstitutional.
He has also called homosexuality a “learned behavior”, comparing it to an extra-marital
affair, and has campaigned to give the death penalty those who knowingly spread HIV.
Huckabee also supports teaching creationism alongside evolution, and increasing defense
spending from about 4% of our GDP to 6%.Huckabee is also staunchly against Obamacare , gun
control, and immigration reform.
His plan in 2008 was to force all of the US’s 12 million undocumented immigrants to self-register
with the government and then leave the country .
Huckabee’s tenure as Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 has widely been praised.
Following his quick response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he was called one of the
best governors in the country by the press.
Overall, Huckabee has a strong network of supporters, and as a Southern Baptist minister,
is the most likely to appeal to religious conservatives.
His largest donors are mostly made up of Wal-Mart, investment bankers, a televangelist network,
and a number of members within the US Military and government.
However, his views on political hot button issues like abortion and gay rights may put
him at odds with more moderate and left leaning voters.
On the other side of the aisle, one of the Democratic candidates who is gaining a lot
of attention is the socialist senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders.
Learn all about him in this video here.
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