Mike Huckabee dons his red nose and clown shoes and takes his seat among the GOP presidential hopefuls.

Courtesy of the New York Times:  

Mike Huckabee, who excited evangelical voters in his first presidential race in 2008 and retains much of their good will, announced on Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination, despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party. 

A former Southern Baptist pastor and Arkansas governor, Mr. Huckabee is returning in hopes of once more dominating among social conservatives, but he is acutely aware he needs broader support to avoid the snares of last time, when he ran dry of money and failed to appeal much beyond the South. 

After describing a childhood of school prayer, fishing trips and running for student council in Hope, Mr. Huckabee said, “So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce I am a candidate for president of the United States.”

So with the addition of Huckabee we now have six clowns including Fiorina, Carson, Cruz, Rubio, and Paul crammed into the circus car and headed toward eventual defeat. Either in the primary when Jeb Bush and his busload of money runs them over, or (Supposing Jeb is discovered with a dead hooker in his car.) in the general when Hillary crushes them like insects under her fashionable high heels.

By the way it appears that Hucakbee has already hit the ground stumbling with his new campaign video called "Nailed Shut" during which he claims, "as governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and welfare, balanced the budget every year for 10 years, and raised average family income by 50 percent."

Politifact says not so fast their Huckster:  

Huckabee said he "raised average family income by 50 percent" during his tenure as Arkansas governor. 

Once you account for inflation, Huckabee is incorrect. Income in Arkansas increased 20 percent, not 50 percent. 

That increase trailed nationwide trends. The statement contains an element of truth but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression, so we rate it Mostly False.

Of course Huckabee is a Republican so he is not really expected by his supporters to tell the truth or get facts right.  After all he doesn't want the voters to think that he's secretly a Democrat.

The truly entertaining part will be watching Huckabee and Cruz (And Santorium if he jumps into the race.) mud wrestling over the evangelical vote. 

That alone will require several bowls of popcorn.