Gallup analyzes the GOP field without Huckabee:
There is no clear front-runner in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Palin, who has given no indication of whether she will run for the nomination, has very high name identification, is near the top of Republicans' nomination preferences, and has a higher Positive Intensity Score than any other well-known candidate. Palin thus must be considered one of the GOP leaders at this point. Romney and Gingrich are also well-known. Of the two, Romney is slightly better positioned at this point due to his higher ranking in Gallup's trial heats.
Have you noticed how Palin's name has been erased from almost all recent articles on the 2012 GOP race. Why? Even if she's unlikely to run, she should surely be mentioned as often as, say, Trump or Bachmann, let alone Santorum.
The Dish 