Mitt Romney is considered by many in the Republican Party to be
the front-runner for the 2012 nomination although his 2008
presidential campaign collapsed after a second-place caucus
finish to Mike Huckabee in Iowa, a state in which Romney had been
considered strong.  Romney, a Harvard graduate and longtime
venture capitalist is revered for his financial knowledge.  Many
believe that Mitt Romney is the most qualified candidate to help
the now struggling US economy.

The former Massachusetts governor has just announced the March 2
release of his newest book, 'No Apology: The Case for American
Greatness' and will strike out on a 18 state national book tour. 
The tour includes his third trip to Iowa, an early battleground
state, since the 2008 election. Romney will also visit the early
GOP primary states of New Hampshire and South Carolina.

The title of the new book refers to what Romney describes as
President Obama's pattern of apologizing for American behavior in
speeches abroad, such as his conciliatory speech in Cairo over
the summer to the Muslim world.  Eric Fehrnstrom, a Romney
spokesman said, "The book is more than a critique of the Obama
presidency.  The book itself is primarily forward-looking."

It does in fact seem as though Mitt Romney is forward-looking to
the 2012 republican nomination. Mark McKinnon, a former adviser
to President Bush and 2008 Republican nominee John McCain stated,
"Romney is playing things very methodically and deliberatively. 
I think he understands the physics of this game very well now and
is carefully calibrating his approach to 2012."
		

Mike Huckabee is the perfect example of what a conservative
republican candidate should stand for and a large portion of
social conservatives still support him. Huckabee is a staunch
opponent of gay marriage, gun control, racism and antisemitism.

Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas who claimed victory
in the 2008 Iowa Caucus but ultimately finished second to John
McCain in the 2008 republican primaries nomination.  He was
ridiculed for his reluctance to bow out of the race even as it
was evident that he could not win.  Following the loss he was
quoted as saying "I'm not ruling anything out for the future, but
I'm not making any specific plans".

In late November 2009, Mike Huckabee said that a 2012
presidential bid "is less likely rather than more likely just
because I would have to see that the Republicans would be willing
to unite behind me." He also says it's far too early to say what
he will do and that the November 2010 congressional election
results will affect his decision. 

Mike Huckabee has a strong showing in the extremely early 2012
election polls.  According to most of the popular network and
cable news polls, Huckabee is leading amongst Republicans and has
the strongest showing when matched against Barack Obama.  

Another consideration for his 2012 nomination bid, according to
Huckabee, is the status of his weekly TV show on Fox News Channel
and it seems as though Mike is happy at the moment by spreading
his word through this national platform.