Most of the pundits continue to harp on how Huckabee cannot do well in NH, b/c the state is secular and not particularly warm to evangelicals.
I think a lot of folks are over-looking some key facts. Here is how Huckabee can do better than anticipated in NH. (I used to live in Mass & Boston, worked in NH ocassionally, so I have a little bit of flavor of the area).
1. Guns. NH is "Live Free or Die" country. Huck is huge on guns.
2. Unions - Huck has been endorsed by IAM & NEA.
3. Protectionist Perspective - NH, save for the ex-urbs of boston, is largely composed of cow-towns, blue collar workers, and folks who don't exactly love wall st. (think buchanan's wins)
4. Immigration - Huck may well parade Gilchrist around in NH (which may come back to haunt him, b/c Gilchrist carries a lot of personal baggage).
Full Disclosure: I removed the Huckabee bumper sticker from my car last friday. I have reservations about all of the republican candidates.