Huckabee also polled higher than Romney among the group who said it was more important to be a social conservative than a fiscal conservative, while Romney led Huckabee 29%-25% among the group who said that being fiscally conservative was most important.
Both Huckabee and Romney faced different priorities within their supporters: Huckabee had higher poll numbers among those valuing social conservatism over fiscal conservatism, while Romney led among those emphasizing fiscal conservatism.