Huckabee emerging?

You know, a friend of mine predicted this very thing (in conversation, not a blog post) quite a few months ago and I absolutely didn't buy it:

With less than two months until Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, there are signs that Mr. Huckabee, a former Baptist pastor for whom Bible verses flow easily off the tongue, is charming, quipping and sermonizing his way from a long shot ensconced in the second tier of the Republican presidential sweepstakes to a possible contender...

From Back of G.O.P. Pack, Huckabee Is Stirring