I think Andrew Sullivan's early take is right:
I'd say it's Huckabee's astonishing resilience, with so few dollars and so little organization. The Bush-Rove party is a disproportionately religious organization and the pastor cannot be denied. The GOP's natural ticket is obviously McCain-Huckabee. It makes a lot of sense for the logic of today's religiously-based, war-motivated Republicanism. It's also a huge reminder that the so-called leaders of the conservative movement - Limbaugh, Hewitt, Dobson, Levin, et al - are very scantily clad emperors. Their bluff has been called. And it couldn't happen to a nicer crowd.
The big question going forward, I guess, is can the pro-religion and pro-war people get along? A McCain-Huckabee ticket sounds great in theory, but I have a hard time seeing it work in practice. What happens, for example, when McCain is asked his views on Huckabee's claims that the Bible must come before the constitution? What happens when he is asked about creationism? I'm sorry, but I just don't see it.
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