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2012 Jon Huntsman Is Dropping Out of the Race
Posted by Paul Constant on Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Politico says Jon Huntsman will drop out of the presidential race tomorrow morning, and he'll be endorsing Mitt Romney at the same time.
In this week's feature about the New Hampshire primaries, I banged my head against Huntsman for a while and still couldn't figure out what his plan was:
Will anyone ever be able to figure out what the fuck Jon Huntsman was thinking, for instance? Challenging Romney in what has become Romney’s home state—in a disingenuous (but successful!) bit of real estate sleight of hand—was a fool’s errand from the very start. Was Huntsman hoping against hope that someone would be able to slaughter Romney before the race began? Even so, that plan would require the teabag-happy Republican base to suddenly go moderate in order to embrace Huntsman. Is Huntsman gambling that President Obama will win the 2012 election, allowing Huntsman to sweep in as a frontrunner in the wide-open and ideologically aimless 2016 Republican field? Will we ever know?
One thing is for sure: The Republican debates are about to make a lot less sense.
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Oh, no!
I was hoping he would read us another chapter from "Economic Consequences of British Policy During the Boer War"!
I was hoping he would read us another chapter from "Economic Consequences of British Policy During the Boer War"!
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Unfortunately a prerecoded YouTube message he is sending to his supporters leaked out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPBMyExa1…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPBMyExa1…
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It is falling into place for Mitt.
This.
And the Texas Evangelicals endorsing Santorum.
Santorum isn't going to win the nomination but the longer he hangs in there the longer the fundy vote is splintered.
And Santorum has been smart enough not to bad mouth Mitt.
Had the Texas gathering gotten behind Newt it would have been more problematic for Romney.
As it is, Mitt gets the nomination and Santorum and all his fundy support fill out the ticket.
A Romney/Santorum ticket actually has pretty broad Center-Right appeal.
And Santorum's 'google' problem is no problem at all.
Anyone who will be voting for Romney/Santorum will see it as a total disgusting dick move.
In fact, if anyone in that demographic has ever heard of Danny (not many....) the fact that Danny hates Santorum will be all the reason they need to support him.
You girls misjudge how the google "problem" will play if it ever reaches the light of day:
associating someone's name with poop is a third grade stunt. literally. sure you apes don't get that, and see it as really witty and cool, but- no.
the two facts anyone/everyone in Real America will carry away from the 'google' cleverness are:
1- Feces? Damn that's disgusting. What filthy perverts....
and
2- Wow that Danny is a malicious retarded little Prick- his mother must've snorted a buttload of crack when she was pregnant.
and if the 'google' thing actually seeds the light of day conservatives will force Obama to repudiate it as an inappropriate dick head stunt and there you will be with the Chosen One forced to confess that Danny is an immature Prick.
so, keep it up, every link takes us one step closer to what will be for Obama and Danny a precious special kind of humiliation.....
More...
This.
And the Texas Evangelicals endorsing Santorum.
Santorum isn't going to win the nomination but the longer he hangs in there the longer the fundy vote is splintered.
And Santorum has been smart enough not to bad mouth Mitt.
Had the Texas gathering gotten behind Newt it would have been more problematic for Romney.
As it is, Mitt gets the nomination and Santorum and all his fundy support fill out the ticket.
A Romney/Santorum ticket actually has pretty broad Center-Right appeal.
And Santorum's 'google' problem is no problem at all.
Anyone who will be voting for Romney/Santorum will see it as a total disgusting dick move.
In fact, if anyone in that demographic has ever heard of Danny (not many....) the fact that Danny hates Santorum will be all the reason they need to support him.
You girls misjudge how the google "problem" will play if it ever reaches the light of day:
associating someone's name with poop is a third grade stunt. literally. sure you apes don't get that, and see it as really witty and cool, but- no.
the two facts anyone/everyone in Real America will carry away from the 'google' cleverness are:
1- Feces? Damn that's disgusting. What filthy perverts....
and
2- Wow that Danny is a malicious retarded little Prick- his mother must've snorted a buttload of crack when she was pregnant.
and if the 'google' thing actually seeds the light of day conservatives will force Obama to repudiate it as an inappropriate dick head stunt and there you will be with the Chosen One forced to confess that Danny is an immature Prick.
so, keep it up, every link takes us one step closer to what will be for Obama and Danny a precious special kind of humiliation.....
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Ah, more free form anger poetry from the troll. It wouldn't be a Sunday without it.
One of the more endearing things about the troll is how he presumes that everyone thinks exactly like him. It's really rather plucky of him, considering no one lets him sit at their table during lunch. The poor dear usually ends up eating with the AV person.
One of the more endearing things about the troll is how he presumes that everyone thinks exactly like him. It's really rather plucky of him, considering no one lets him sit at their table during lunch. The poor dear usually ends up eating with the AV person.
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Huntsman has never been running for the 2012 nomination. His goal is the 2016 nomination. He strategically left Utah just before several controversial legislative measures were bandied about, burnished his foreign policy (and moderate) credentials in China, and then set out simply to get his name out there.
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I agree with @8. The only reason I could think of for his run was that it would increase his odds during a future run. Most nominees have a failed primary run before they have a successful one. So, I figured this was his learning experience and initial publicity bump for his real try later on. He never had a chance from the start, and he had to have known that. But that doesn't mean he won't benefit from having run.
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Based on his debate performances I can't really see Huntsman as president. He came off as intelligent and reasonable but not a particularly inspiring leader. He seems more like cabinet secretary material.
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I get it. It's time to drop out, but endorsing Willard?!! WTF? John Huntsman is dead to me.
The only explanation for this is that maybe with Willard in office for 4 years, Huntsman will become appealing.
Here's to hoping the world really does end this year.
The only explanation for this is that maybe with Willard in office for 4 years, Huntsman will become appealing.
Here's to hoping the world really does end this year.
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Do you guys know that Rob McKenna for Gov is advertising on Slog? I know online ads can be hard to control...but this seems like a rather serious oversight...unless money is money?
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Realistically, Huntsman was always running for SecState in a Romney administration. If Mitt manageds to squeak it out, he'll probably get it.
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@14, might be a worry if he actually had a chance of wooing anyone new around these parts...
Uriah Heep will not be getting all up in the Wickfield business!
Uriah Heep will not be getting all up in the Wickfield business!
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This is disappointing, but hardly surprising. He's way too sane to be president.
And of course he endorsed Romney. Those Mormons have to stick together, you know.
And of course he endorsed Romney. Those Mormons have to stick together, you know.
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@13 - or alternately: after 4 more years of BHO, people will [might] realize that having a sane, rational president is a good thing, and ....
oh, who am I kidding?
oh, who am I kidding?
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