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Jon Huntsman's Future

By W. James Antle, III on 1.10.12 @ 9:37PM

Jon Huntsman vows to stay in the race for president after finishing third in New Hampshire. That's better than some other candidates who should probably hang it up did tonight. But here's the thing: he finished third in a state where he has camped out for months, where the semi-open primary system allows Democrats and people who are satisified with the Obama presidency to vote for him, and where Ron Paul was the only candidate to Mitt Romney's right who could break 20 percent.

The contest is about to move South. We are also going to see some closed primaries. Huntsman is a better candidate than his campaign, but it is hard to see him getting much of a bounce from this. John Sununu groused on TV earlier something to the effect of, "Why does anyone care what Jon Huntsman will be doing after tomorrow?" That's the threshold question Huntsman must answer at this point.

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bill| 1.10.12 @ 10:09PM

Huntsman, go back to China and teach Mandarin in a local Chinese school!

Steven W.| 1.10.12 @ 10:13PM

The debate he skipped in Iowa was one of the best ones ... now not only is he back in debates but the 'country first' thing for praising Obama is even more irritating.

Clint| 1.10.12 @ 10:32PM

We Are Being Set Up By The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges For The Ruling Elites' Frontman Mittens Romney.

These Are The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.

Now They Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....

Romney Had The Third Lowest Job Growth As Governor Of Massachusetts.

Romney Is A Job Gravedigger.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is On The East Coast.

Dai Alanye| 1.11.12 @ 10:52AM

Whereas Ron Paul will build jobs like crazy as he turns to isolationism and discharges service personnel.

Pete| 1.11.12 @ 10:05AM

Some 52 percent of the Huntsman voters said that Obama is doing a great job. So they would vote Obama if Huntsman ran against him. Some candidate.

Nivlac| 1.11.12 @ 11:39AM

Huntsman was born on 3rd base and thinks he hit a triple. Big deal that he ran Utah--we are so conservative here that we could outlaw kittens and get away with it.

Time to hang it up and go back to daddy.