Was Jesus Running For Office?

Mike Huckabee is wrong. Riding an ass through Jerusalem was definitely a political statement; recognized at the time as someone about to take over the throne of Israel. If that isn't running for "office" I don't know what is. The divine thing came after his death. The Romans crucified him for assuming to be the "King of the Jews", not for assuming the role as the "Son of God".
Huckabee is playing the Religion card for all its worth and if he is sincere about mixing Religion and Politics you can throw the Republic in the garbage heap. What we are striving for is a Theocracy and could end up as being as radical as the Fundamental Islamists in Iran. Fundamentalism is the same no matter what Religion is being followed.