A poll released today shows Republican insiders have no love for Mike Huckabee as they look ahead to the 2012 presidential election.

The National Journal, a Washington-based publication, surveyed 78 high-profile Republicans from the GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn., asking them to pick their party’s front-runner for 2012 if John McCain loses in November.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was the top choice by a wide margin, drawing 55 percent.

Huckabee got just 3 percent.

One insider was quoted as saying about Huckabee: “The best campaigner of the lot, but he will only succeed if he can finally learn how to raise some money.”

Tags: 2012 election, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, National Journal

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