Over at the Instapundit this afternoon there was this link to rumors of a new candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2012, US Abassador to China (and former two term Governor of Utah) Jon Huntsman, Jr.
It is a long way to the Summer of 2013, and the options keep getting better, not that some of the current stock are all that bad.
Regards — Cliff
Interesting. Decent resume. Another Mormon, but with an eye toward health care. His idea of using tax cuts to reform health care is a non-starter and probably more to pander to the anti-tax crowd since it really can be shown to be unworkable even after a cursory examination.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he really has a chance because of his previous support for civil unions. He'd have to emphatically change his mind in order to secure a nomination thanks to the anti-gay stoking that the GOP has rode to electoral success in the recent past as well as the religious right's successful co-opting of the Tea Party movement.
Does he run with Romney or against him?
ReplyDeleteHuntsman won't make it in a primary. He may be shooting for the VEEP slot.
Almost all of them will fall by the wayside. Even Hillary missed the brass ring.
ReplyDeleteThe fun part is watching the race.
Regards — Cliff