It looks like Phil beat me to the news on the new tv ad. I've been watching Tancredo and others joining Romney on the airwaves and was waiting for Huckabee to join them. It's very lighthearted and does a decent job showing the Governor's personality in a 30 second video. My only concern is that some voters may find it too lighthearted. Only time will tell.
In other news, there have been several interesting polls published lately:
American Research Group Iowa Poll - Huckabee 24%, Romney 26%
CBS/New York Times Poll Iowa Poll - Huckabee 21%, Romney 27%
Rasmussen Daily National Tracking Poll - Huckabee tied for 2nd
It is pretty astonishing how much momentum Governor Huckabee has in Iowa without spending a single penny on airtime. It will be interesting to see the effects of actually putting some money into ads in Iowa. Huckabee has done very well so far with a purely grassroots campaign, so even is a more modern mass-media campaign gives a modest boost, that could be enough in Iowa. Also, much of the Huckabee organization has moved to Des Moines, so this appears to be where Huckabee is going to make his stand. The only question would be if a victory here would give enough momentum to sail to victory nationwide with limited time and resources. With Huckabee polling in to the top tier nationwide, it does appear more possible now. Only time will tell.