Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee is pulling no punches against his former GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney.

Former Gov. Mitt Romney, who is often the subject of speculation surrounding a possible 2012 presidential run, significantly trails Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a recent survey of who Republican voters see as the frontrunner for 2012.

The Rasmussen poll, conducted the day after the election and released on Friday, showed that 64 percent of 1,000 likely Republican voters would support Palin over Romney, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.

Romney came in third with 11 percent, behind Huckabee's 12 percent. Palin also leads Romney in favorability ratings amongst the Republicans in this survey. 

Check out the results after the jump.

There's a developing story from NBC-Wall Street Journal GOP pollster Neil Newhouse to keep an eye on today. A post-election survey last night found 29 percent of all voters want Mitt Romney as the next leader of the Republican Party, followed by Mike Huckabee at 20 percent and 12 percent for Sarah Palin. of those surveyed believed Palin should be the GOP's new leader. Among Republican voters, Romney took 33 percent, Huckabee 20 percent and Palin 18 percent.

Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic looks ahead a few years and wonders who would be the Republican frontrunner for 2012 if Barack Obama were to win in November.

The betting money is on Mitt Romney for his governing experience, talented pool of political operatives, facility with the economy and his, well, money.

Ambinder disagrees and thinks Mike Huckabee "has an equally plausible shot."

ST. PAUL -- Former Gov. Mitt Romney wrote his primetime speech from beginning to end and the Republican National Committee did not change much in the vetting process, according to Romney's staff.

Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Romney, told PolitickerMA.com that Romney drafted the entire speech himself. The speech was submitted to the RNC for review, Fehrnstrom said, but they did not make any "substantive changes."

Then-GOP presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney go at it.Mitt Romney's people are fighting back against Barney Frank and the Democratic National Committee for their comments disparaging the vice presidential contender's consistency on the issues.

Though Mike Huckabee's similar comments are getting the kid-glove treatment from Team Romney.

In case you weren't listening the first time, Mike Huckabee backstops for Barney Frank and John Walsh on the 'He's full of Mitt' argument.

Former Romney presidential rival and ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R): Getty Images PhotoFrom the Washington Times to the Columbus Dispatch, it seems that much of the anti-Romney fervor can be traced back to the tense animosity between the former primary rivals. And it is not being tamped down by Huckabee.

A front page piece on how evangelicals will reject a McCain-Romney ticket gets no pushback.