I swear these guys only run to get some publicity. He's probably pushing a book or radio/tv show. Obviously even he knows he can't win. So why run? The only answer is greed. He sees profit in self-promotion. It's very shallow.
I would like to point out some real data, however:
Mike Huckabee was the no. 2 in the caucuses and in the delegate count in 2008:
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And he won the following states:
Huckabee won 8 states in 2008: IA, KS, AR, LA, TN, AL, GA and WV. He almost won MO and MS.
Mitt Romney was in THIRD place in the delegate count in 2008.