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John Huntsman

Does former Utah governor John Huntsman have a real, viable chance at the Republican

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Does former Utah governor John Huntsman have a real, viable chance at the Republican nomination?

I would vote for Huntman over Obama any day, but I don't feel like he's got a chance.

last option was suppose to be a joke "Who the **** is John Huntsman?"
 
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obvious Child said:
Does former Utah governor John Huntsman have a real, viable chance at the Republican nomination?

I would vote for Huntman over Obama any day, but I don't feel like he's got a chance.

last option was suppose to be a joke "Who the **** is John Huntsman?"
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Don't know anything about him, but I'm willing to look.
Most often though, the best candidate doesn't get elected.

Because she/he has to much integrity to pander with appeals to emotion.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
Don't know anything about him, but I'm willing to look.
Most often though, the best candidate doesn't get elected.
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Sadly.

Because she/he has to much integrity to pander with appeals to emotion.
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Which is interesting in the context of Gringrich's imploded campaign. He can be totally honest now. I find that super refreshing. He's got nothing to lose so why not be honest?
 
obvious Child said:
Sadly.
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Totally agree.
I'd love to vote for a rational/reasonable/logical Democrat or Republican.
I've yet to find one that is electable on the national stage.

obvious Child said:
Which is interesting in the context of Gringrich's imploded campaign. He can be totally honest now. I find that super refreshing. He's got nothing to lose so why not be honest?
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He may think he has a big chance.
Don't know though.
 
Reading over his Wikipedia page, he's goddamned perfect. Cannot track any data for previous statements or positions to judge.
 
His father was an evil chemical tycoon. :lol:
 
Maybe. But unlikely. Here is a quote from Wikipedia:

He has been described as "a conservative technocrat-optimist with moderate positions who was willing to work substantively with President Barack Obama."
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We do not want someone who is willing to work with the one term president Obama. We want someone who is ready to defeat him. Huntsman does not seem to be the guy.
 
Misterveritis said:
We do not want someone who is willing to work with the one term president Obama. We want someone who is ready to defeat him. Huntsman does not seem to be the guy.
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We want someone who gets **** done. You get **** done by working with people.

We're all Americans here. The enemy is everywhere ****ing else.
 
obvious Child said:
Jon Huntsman, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Fiscal, Limited government conservative with moderate to liberal social stances (promoted civil unions in Utah of all places). And he's Mormon, but I don't really care about that. And he gets China.
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Damn - what a resume. . . he's more qualified that Obama ever was, that's for damned sure

I actually like him. . . reduced taxes in Utah - the largest cut in Utah history. Ambassador to China, Missionary, Eagle Scout, faithful to his wife and family, Amabassador to Singapore, Secretery of Commerce, 77% and 57% of the vote for governor of Utah, fiscally conservative and socially mixed.

Snazzy.
 
Viktyr Korimir said:
We want someone who gets **** done. You get **** done by working with people.

We're all Americans here. The enemy is everywhere ****ing else.
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That's good theory.
 
I like Jon Huntsman; he's my favorite of the Republican candidates. But that alone is probably proof that he'll never get the GOP nomination. He's a true moderate running at precisely the wrong time, when his party is in the mood to nominate someone more conservative than he is. Besides, several pundits have pointed out his similarities to Mitt Romney. Is there really enough room in this race for TWO technocratic, moderate, patrician, Mormon ex-governors who both appeal to New Hampshire voters more than Iowa voters?
 
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I'm a Democrat and could vote for Jon Huntsman...which is probably why he doesn't have a shot. Nate Silver put it best..."Huntsman is not a top tier candidate...he's a moderate in a party with no interest in electing one." Perhaps if he performs well enough he will get the nomination in 2016.
 
obvious Child said:
Jon Huntsman, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Fiscal, Limited government conservative with moderate to liberal social stances (promoted civil unions in Utah of all places). And he's Mormon, but I don't really care about that. And he gets China.
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If he were paired with a solid running mate from the South, he might have a chance. He's extremely photogenic, very articulate, and pretty intelligent.
 
Misterveritis said:
Maybe. But unlikely. Here is a quote from Wikipedia:


We do not want someone who is willing to work with the one term president Obama. We want someone who is ready to defeat him. Huntsman does not seem to be the guy.
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This is precisely how Obama is going to get elected again.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
Don't know anything about him, but I'm willing to look.
Most often though, the best candidate doesn't get elected.

Because she/he has to much integrity to pander with appeals to emotion.
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Yep im in the same boat as y ou
 
Huntsman is the type of Republican that I could vote for. He is not a right-wing nut. He has strong fiscal conservative principles and has proven to be socially moderate. As long as there was some assurance that he would not appoint right-wing activist supreme court judges, I would consider voting for him.
 
Kandahar said:
I like Jon Huntsman; he's my favorite of the Republican candidates. But that alone is probably proof that he'll never get the GOP nomination. He's a true moderate running at precisely the wrong time, when his party is in the mood to nominate someone more conservative than he is. Besides, several pundits have pointed out his similarities to Mitt Romney. Is there really enough room in this race for TWO technocratic, moderate, patrician, Mormon ex-governors who both appeal to New Hampshire voters more than Iowa voters?
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The difference is, Huntsman is more like the Old Romney, before Romney started cowtowing to the radical right-wing of the party.
 
disneydude said:
The difference is, Huntsman is more like the Old Romney, before Romney started cowtowing to the radical right-wing of the party.
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On a funny note -they are related to eachother.
 
Aunt Spiker said:
On a funny note -they are related to eachother.
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I lived in Utah for 10 years. If you get two random Utahns in a room together, forget six degrees of separation, it will be closer to 3-4 degrees, and those degrees will be blood/marital kinship. It all goes back to polygamy.
 
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