Huckabee: "It's a two man race and we're in it."

Mike Huckabee’s election night speech tweaked Mitt Romney’s tail. Huckabee declared “it’s a two man race and we’re in it” turning Romney’s formulation back on him.

The speech hit Huckabee’s usual populist themes about closing down the IRS and how family knows best. Huckabee was, as he is always is, a fluent and impressive speaker.

Interestingly, Huckabee was happy to present himself as a Southern candidate. One has to wonder if his strategy is not to lock up the Southern and evangelical vote and hope to push McCain into picking him as part of a unity ticket.