Huckabee record in Arkansas mostly praised

"The fact is that he placed himself squarely where most Arkansans are," said Janine Parry, a political science professor at the University of Arkansas, who runs the school's Arkansas Poll.

Parry noted that 55 percent of Arkansas voters last year said they still liked Huckabee — 10 years after he first took office.

"(That's) pretty respectable, especially for anyone who's served more than six to eight years in public life," Perry said.

Read more here