The Hill is reporting that the RNC is strongly urging Mike Huckabee to return to Arkansas and run for the Senate against incumbent Mark Pryor if his presidential campaign fails to take off.

Huckabee spokespeople say that his mind is only on the presidency.  That’s probably true. And Huckabee will wait until the Iowa Straw Poll on August 11th before he makes any decisions.  With his campaign experience in Arkansas, he should be able to get a campaign off the ground in that amount of time.  The real issue will be the money gap.

That is, unless the RNC decides to go in another direction.  The article mentions Little Rock banker French Hill (a good friend of Huckabee’s) and fmr. US Attorney Chuck Banks who recently lost the Republican primary for Lt. Governor as potential candidates.