Rollins: Huckabee Told Me He May Run as Independent in 2016

Ed Rollins, the political strategist and national campaign director of Reagan/Bush '84, appeared on yesterday's "Kimeade and Friends," where he made a startling report: His friend Mike Huckabee told him that if the Republican Party doesn't fight gay marriage "tooth and nail," he would run as an independent candidate in 2016, thus possibly ripping the Republican Party in half. 

"If Mike Huckabee runs as an independent, it will create chaos in this party," Rollins said. "It's very significant." 

Rollins served as the national campaign chairman for Huckabee's 2008 campaign.  

Earlier Rollins said that the advantage of a Romney candidacy is that he still has an infrastructure in place, and an easy ability to fund-raise. His donors also don't have a preferred alternative, Rollins said.