Strong move by Jon Huntsman today: after learning that,
absurdly, Donald Trump
will be moderating the December 27th
Newsmax Republican debate, Huntsman’s campaign
immediately announced they’d be skipping it. A spokesman
emailed The Business Insider: “Lol. We look
forward to watching Mitt and Newt suck-up to The Donald with a
big bowl of popcorn.” This strikes me as the right attitude: anyone
who would submit to becoming a prop for Donald Trump lacks
assertiveness.
Huntsman
also announced that he would be taking on Newt Gingrich in a
Lincoln-Douglas-style debate in Windham, New Hampshire on December
12th. Given that Gingrich is, right now, leading the polls, getting
time on stage with him could be a real opportunity for
Hunstman.
