I think rather than hoisting himself into the front tier (that would take some fundraising), Huckabee may eventually get some VP buzz, especially if Giuliani gets the nomination. Rudy is going to need shoring up with the pro-life right and will have to pick a strong pro-life VP. I’ve been trying to think of names, but it’s hard to come up with many. That’s why there will be talk of Huckabee (although I don’t see him as very plausible even as a VP). It’s hard to see Brownback on a ticket, and Giuliani will presumably want to stay away from senators given he’ll be running an anti-Washington, anti-senator campaign. Maybe Haley Barbour? Silver-tongued, Southern, great with the media–but then there’s Mississippi and his lobbyist connections. Tim Pawlenty? Who else?

UPDATE: A colleague suggests Mark Sanford, who pointedly hasn’t endorsed anyone this time around.