“Donald Trump would be better for America than Barack Obama.”

“Donald Trump has taken a pro-life position. He believes that we are getting shanghaied by China, which I agree with,” said Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor. He also said that the real-estate mogul has the business experience that would help make him a good president.

Huckabee also referenced loss of family privacy as one of the key factors leading to his decision not to run. Blowback from the birth certificate issue, the two key barriers to entry being money and privacy.

The other theme raised by Huckabee being the necessity of putting ‘business’ expertise in the White House, which, of course implies someone with a background similar to Herman Cain. A businessman comes with baggage that GOP won’t tolerate. Maybe that is why the Republican Party can’t back a viable candidate.