BCSpace Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 http://www.sltrib.co...former.html.cspWashington • Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will pull out of the presidential race on Monday and endorse rival Mitt Romney with a nod that he is the most electable Republican in the race, a campaign source confirms.Huntsman, who has struggled in his White House campaign and faced long odds in the upcoming South Carolina primary, will make a surprise announcement in Mrytle Beach, S.C., Monday morning that he is dropping out of the race, the source said.A Huntsman adviser says the former governor will say that he made a great showing in the New Hampshire race but that Romney is the Republican who can move the party forward."He is proud of the race of the race he ran, but he is not going to stand in the way of the man who can beat Barack Obama," the source said on condition of anonymity because the announcement was not official.Jon that is, not John. Would be great to be able to edit our typos in thread titles. Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 BCSpace:Yet Huntsman had said just last week that Romney was "completely unelectable".http://www.americablog.com/2012/01/last-week-huntsman-called-romney.htmlSuch is the case of all political campaignes . Someone is gonna lose. Link to comment
Analytics Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Huntsman’s withdrawal was inevitable, but still sad. In the words of The State, “former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is more principled, has a far more impressive resume and offers a significantly more important message.” Link to comment
Duncan Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I saw him on the View awhile back, seemed like a decent sort of fellow Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 He IS a decent fellow. Link to comment
BCSpace Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Yet Huntsman had said just last week that Romney was "completely unelectable".Yet Hunstman and Romney share the same overriding goal of defeating Obama and Hunstman humbled himself and suborned his opinion to that. Link to comment
Duncan Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 He IS a decent fellow.good catch TSS! Link to comment
CARPE DIEM Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Don't think it is about the best Candidate, but about who is the best to beat the Democrat! Link to comment
CQUIRK Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 That's how it is in the major parties; a popularity contest. Link to comment
Stargazer Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 In the last election.Don't think it is about the best Candidate, but about who is the best to beat the Democrat!Hmmm. Depends upon one's definition of "best" candidate. To some, the "best" candidate is the one who can beat the main opposition, which in this case is the Democrat. This may be Mitt in this case. To others, the "best" candidate is the one who will get trounced by the Democrat. In this particular case it would probably be Ron Paul.As to which of all the choices on all sides would be make the best President.... well, that's also a matter of partisanship.Some people define "best" as "the one with whom I agree the most". Last time out, for me, it was Fred Thompson. And he has a really great speaking voice, too. This time? I've been all over the map this time. At various stages I was in favor of Huntsman, Pawlenty, Christie, and I really hoped Bobby Jintal would get into the race, but in the end I guess I have settled for Mitt. Link to comment
Pahoran Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 BCSpace:Yet Huntsman had said just last week that Romney was "completely unelectable".http://www.americabl...led-romney.htmlSuch is the case of all political campaignes . Someone is gonna lose.The lunatic conspiracy theories on that blog are... highly entertaining!Regards,Pahoran Link to comment
CQUIRK Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 The lunatic conspiracy theories on that blog are... highly entertaining!Regards,PahoranTell me about it; some of the wacky tin foil hat wearers out there even claim that Mitt is not eligible to become President because his parents weren't even born on American soil! Link to comment
rpn Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I hope Huntsman is Romney's secretary of state, and I hope Condi Rice is his vp. Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Pahoran:All crime is a conspiracy of some type. However Huntsman is the most sane of the bunch. With him out the lunatics are running the asylum. Link to comment
Avatar4321 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I just dont understand why. His campaign was sending out emails yesterday morning touting a huge endorsement and that evening he's dropping out. Why? Link to comment
Duncan Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I just dont understand why. His campaign was sending out emails yesterday morning touting a huge endorsement and that evening he's dropping out. Why?Maybe he's getting called as a GA in April conference or perhaps as a Mission President! I HIGHLY doubt it but it would be interesting! Link to comment
LeSellers Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I just dont understand why. His campaign was sending out emails yesterday morning touting a huge endorsement and that evening he's dropping out. Why?A distant third in NH (where he spent a lot of money and time) and no good news in the SC polls with nothing in FL, either, it's no wonder. He should have done it a long time ago. It was just not in the cards this go 'round.Lehi Link to comment
Jeff K. Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I expect to see Chris Christie of NJ to offered VP position, Huntsman as Sec of St would be good and help focus on Asia.... Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 A single Caucus, and one Primary isn't much to go on. Let alone picking a Cabinet. Link to comment
CQUIRK Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 ...And in another political development, if anyone is interested- Newt's second wife got interviewed by ABC recently, and apparently there's a bunch of hype about it because Marianne really dragged Newt through the mud in the interview.http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/marianne-gingrich-speaks-111389.html Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 CQUIRK:I don't care much for "tell all" books or interveiws. For me Newts' actions while in government are more telling of what type of man he is. That he was fined $300,000 for ethics violations, and forced from the Speakership is far more important. Link to comment
Jeff K. Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Does character count? Some would argue it should, others say it shouldn't. I wouldn't vote for Gingrich because he appears to be too much of a political opportunist to me. Link to comment
Calm Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Perry withdraws and endorses NG:http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/19/politics/perry-dropping-out/?hpt=hp_t1 Link to comment
thesometimesaint Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 No big surprise there. While I expect Romney to eventually get the nomination, there is still a considerable effort within the Republican party for a not Mitt candidate. That will probably last through Florida, or mid April at the latest. Gingrich is gaining in popularity while Romney is loosing his popularity in SC. In the unlikely event of a brokered convention I expect to see a 3 way contest between Romney, Gingrich, and Paul as a distant third. Link to comment
CQUIRK Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 CQUIRK:I don't care much for "tell all" books or interveiws. For me Newts' actions while in government are more telling of what type of man he is. That he was fined $300,000 for ethics violations, and forced from the Speakership is far more important.Yes, but for him to have baggage all over; Republicans will be blowing their right foots off if they pick him as the nominee; Obama would mop the floor with Newt. Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.