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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJon Huntsman will finish____In New Hampshire!!
I say third behind Romney and Paul.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)He would be gaining traction at the right time and could be the dark horse.
trof
(54,255 posts)But I think O still takes it.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)Huntsman is the best qualified from a temperament, intelligence, photogenic sense to compete with President Obama. That's also may be why Karl Rove, because of his support for Willard over Huntsman, really wants Obama to win.
It's either they know the president will beat anyone they put up, or they know their Swiss bank accounts are safe. So, they'll give up the next four years to clear the path for Jebthro in 2016.
Win-Win for the BFEE and the 1-percent. Lose-Lose for America and the 99-percent.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)to do anything. He's put all his chips on NH, and if he doesn't get a spinnable performance, he's finished. Yes, the media loves him, and will try their damnedest to tout him for money and endorsements, but the fact remains, he won't do squat in South Carolina (neither will Mittens), and he will not fare much better in Florida, if he decides to stagger that far.
I've got him fourth, under Romney, Santorum, and Paul, with the last two being switchable. There are plenty of college kids in NH who will switch registrations to vote for Dr. Bong, and I don't know how far in advance they had to do it in order to be able to vote Tuesday. Newt and Perry will fight for dead last, and I predict Perry will be the loser there, but it won't stop him from continuing on to South Carolina.
Mopar151
(9,965 posts)Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)These days, you cannot just be a conservative. You have to be a batcrap crazy conservative to capture the Republican's attention.
RKP5637
(67,032 posts)a few of the debates.
trof
(54,255 posts)Huntsman is the only sane one in the bunch.
I bet that feels weird.
he does favor a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion, so he's no angel.
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)In round numbers:
romney 50
paul 15
santorum 15
gingrich 10
huntsman 10
sfpcjock
(1,936 posts)Butt, he was busy lying his proverbial ass off today to some sweet old Republican woman, repeating the DA party line that big business, which has abandoned the U.S., will be drawn back by sweatheart deals. They've had that for a decade, Jon!
Bucky
(53,795 posts)Huntsman will finish up his pathetic charade in New Hampshire.
mainer
(12,013 posts)I can't imagine Santorum will do well in NH.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)He's able to sell himself as a Northeasterner, even though there is a difference between New Englanders and Pennsylvanians, he doesn't look or act like Gomer Pyle, like Chucklebee did. He can sell his Italian roots, and as far as I know, we've never had a President with a substantial Italian background. The Catholic thing can be an asset, he's not a fake Catholic like Newt, and it doesn't seem to disturb the fundies half as much as the Mormon thing.
As far as I can see, his only glaring flaw differentiating him from other Repukes is his extreme homophobia, and that's not really too big a negative with the Rethug base. He'll have some explaining to do on the expensive cyber home schooling, and earmarks, but compared to the liabilities of a Gingrich or a Perry, those are minor.
mainer
(12,013 posts)but I could be wrong. I also think NH is more libertarian, so Ron Paul should do well there.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)Guess what religion Sick Rantorum is a lifelong member of?
Paul will do alright there, but don't confuse New Hampshire and Vermont, they may have similar shapes (one's flipped, of course!) and the terrain is the same in both of them, but there are political differences. I was just in both a couple of months ago, VT for the first time, and it has a very definite sense of place that I've not experienced in NH. With that goes a libertarian streak that I just didn't pick up on in NH.
MilesColtrane
(18,678 posts)New Hampshire!!
blm
(112,920 posts).
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; )
oberliner
(58,724 posts)and then drop out
NightTemplar
(49 posts)jenmito
(37,326 posts)book_worm
(15,951 posts)Then Huntsman with high teens and then it's either the Grinch or Santorum (who has been falling like a rock) with dumb ass Perry coming near last.
boxman15
(1,033 posts)Who will win very easily.
Huntsman will gain some buzz in the media, though, as an electable and likable moderate.
jenmito
(37,326 posts)boxman15
(1,033 posts)That's fine as long as it takes votes away from Romney in the GE.
jenmito
(37,326 posts)forget the poll but it was shown on MSNBC.
blm
(112,920 posts)who would need a center-right VP to bolster his ticket and balance his RW image.
JCMach1
(27,544 posts)SC? He is in single digits
FL? Same