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Jon Huntsman will finish____In New Hampshire!! (Original Post) center rising Jan 2012 OP
his campaign KamaAina Jan 2012 #1
+1! ellisonz Jan 2012 #2
if he does finish third, it could mean trouble for Romney and Santorum. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #3
He's the one I'd least like to see up against Obama. trof Jan 2012 #7
my thoughts, too. He would O's toughest opponent. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #10
You got it. Octafish Jan 2012 #33
Nope, he needs a really strong second, nearly an Iowa tie customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #13
Ron Paul gets a good share of the mossback vote 'round heah n/t Mopar151 Jan 2012 #14
Nah, Huntsman just does not have enough CRAZY in him to actually challenge for the nomination. Drahthaardogs Jan 2012 #17
Jon Huntsman it seems is the most sane one of the entire pack, just from watching RKP5637 Jan 2012 #4
Honestly though... trof Jan 2012 #5
well...saner zappaman Jan 2012 #9
I'd guess 4th or 5th cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #6
? sfpcjock Jan 2012 #8
I totally LOVE mad-libs! Here's mine... Bucky Jan 2012 #11
I'm guessing third. After Romney and Paul. mainer Jan 2012 #12
Why not? customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #15
I don't think NH republicans are as evangelical as midwest mainer Jan 2012 #18
No, but they are rather heavily Catholic customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #20
Jon Huntsman will finish "throwing his money down the rathole that is his campaign" in... MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #16
I think 3rd with a strong possibility of 2nd. blm Jan 2012 #19
kicking blm Jan 2012 #21
and I still do blm Jan 2012 #31
4th oberliner Jan 2012 #22
does it matter? nt NightTemplar Jan 2012 #23
2nd. Then he won't even come CLOSE to 1st or 2nd in any other state. n/t jenmito Jan 2012 #24
Third, Romney wins (low to mid 30's) and Paul is second (low to mid 20's) book_worm Jan 2012 #25
A second to Romney. boxman15 Jan 2012 #26
And then he'll eventually drop out & run on the AE ticket. n/t jenmito Jan 2012 #27
I could definitely see that happening. boxman15 Jan 2012 #28
A poll showing Huntsman v. Romney v. Obama shows more votes being taken from Romney. I jenmito Jan 2012 #29
quite possibly, but, I really see him as a stalking horse for Jeb Bush 2016 blm Jan 2012 #30
A shockingly strong second, but were the hell does he go from there? JCMach1 Jan 2012 #32

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
3. if he does finish third, it could mean trouble for Romney and Santorum.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 06:57 PM
Jan 2012

He would be gaining traction at the right time and could be the dark horse.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
33. You got it.
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 11:26 AM
Jan 2012

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)
13. Nope, he needs a really strong second, nearly an Iowa tie
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:33 PM
Jan 2012

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.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
17. Nah, Huntsman just does not have enough CRAZY in him to actually challenge for the nomination.
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:56 PM
Jan 2012

These days, you cannot just be a conservative. You have to be a batcrap crazy conservative to capture the Republican's attention.

sfpcjock

(1,936 posts)
8. ?
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:07 PM
Jan 2012

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!

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
15. Why not?
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:49 PM
Jan 2012

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)
18. I don't think NH republicans are as evangelical as midwest
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:59 PM
Jan 2012

but I could be wrong. I also think NH is more libertarian, so Ron Paul should do well there.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
20. No, but they are rather heavily Catholic
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 10:11 PM
Jan 2012

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.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
25. Third, Romney wins (low to mid 30's) and Paul is second (low to mid 20's)
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 04:31 PM
Jan 2012

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)
26. A second to Romney.
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 04:33 PM
Jan 2012

Who will win very easily.

Huntsman will gain some buzz in the media, though, as an electable and likable moderate.

boxman15

(1,033 posts)
28. I could definitely see that happening.
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 04:59 PM
Jan 2012

That's fine as long as it takes votes away from Romney in the GE.

jenmito

(37,326 posts)
29. A poll showing Huntsman v. Romney v. Obama shows more votes being taken from Romney. I
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 05:03 PM
Jan 2012

forget the poll but it was shown on MSNBC.

blm

(112,920 posts)
30. quite possibly, but, I really see him as a stalking horse for Jeb Bush 2016
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 11:17 AM
Jan 2012

who would need a center-right VP to bolster his ticket and balance his RW image.

JCMach1

(27,544 posts)
32. A shockingly strong second, but were the hell does he go from there?
Tue Jan 10, 2012, 11:18 AM
Jan 2012

SC? He is in single digits

FL? Same

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