Huckabee Endorses Young as "Pro-Family" Despite Outrage from Supporters

Mike Huckabee's political action committee has endorsed Rep. Don Young's re-election in Alaska, saying "Don Young has been a consistent pro-family, pro-life vote in the Congress."

Huckabee may like Don Young, but his supporters do not. They're worried that the endorsement of the scandal-ridden Young will tarnish Huckabee's image:

Given that Don Young has spent $900,000 of campaign funds on legal fees and will lose in the fall if renominated, I can't go along with this one. 

I think that endorsing such a clearly controversial subject...and someone with skeletons in their legal closet, does more to hurt your credibility, than to help his.

You blew your reputation on this...and a reported 70% of Alaskans disagree with you. For Huckabee to support someone who has a $1M legal bill trying to defend all of his questionable deals, and tried to name one of the "Bridges to Nowhere" after himself, you obviously didn't do your homework on this one.

... while I understand the value of loyalty, endorsing Don Young with his ethical baggage and his addiction to earmarks does not lend itself well either to your message and cause or to the Republican party.

Why didn't Huckabee endorse Sean Parnell, Young's challenger for the Republican nomination? Probably because Parnell endorsed Mitt Romney during the primaries, while Young backed Huckabee.