Over in the Corner, Jonah tells the tale of a Ron Paul supporter rubbing people the wrong way, bothering them as they wait on line with their children to see Santa Claus.

Each campaign is blessed or cursed with their own grassroots supporters. We saw the orange-hatted, nose-ringed Deaniacs go into Iowa and rub the locals the wrong way in the 2004 Democratic caucus. I know that in downtown Washington, D.C. that year, a lot of Democrats who already supported Kerry were annoyed endlessly by the young DNC workers asking “Hiwouldyouliketohelpelectjohnkerrythisyear? Hiwouldyouliketohelpelectjohnkerrythisyear?” as they walked down the street. Energy and enthusiasm do the campaign no good if they’re not properly matched with the target audience.

In that vein, let’s look at who Mike Huckabee has workin’ for him — among others, several dozen members of Iowa clergy.

Who do you think could make a better “salesman” for a candidate? Who do you think has spent their entire careers in front of groups of people, honing their skills of persuasion and empathy? The only other group that’s probably comparable to clergy in terms of experience and skill set in this area is… trial lawyers.