Jon Huntsman: Why Wasn't He a Viable Candidate?

[feelosofer]

I got a question? Why did the Republicans on Jon Huntsman. Was is because he worked for Obama? Because on paper he seemed to have all the qualities of a potential POTUS. He had a legit economic plan that wasn't just full of buzzwords but had meat on the bone. It was praised my many conservative and liberal economists.

He has considerable foreign policy experience as well as an inside track to our biggest rival China. But i guess when is your boss everything else is mute in todays Republican (Tea) Party.

 

[Prince Akeem]

When it came to economic policy,he was just as far to the right as all the other wingnuts.The only thing that made him stand out was that he believes in science/evolution and isn't a xenophobe.

 

[acri1]

He just wasn't crazy enough for the Republican base.

 

[kingofnyc]

He just wasn't crazy enough for the Republican base.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

huntsman was my favorite, alongside paul, out of the guys in contention. he always seemed to be on point. he was just on colbert and he sounded great on there too. even went as far as saying that the GOP needs a heart and a soul. he probably buried himself with that statement though.

 

[feelosofer]

huntsman was my favorite, alongside paul, out of the guys in contention. he always seemed to be on point. he was just on colbert and he sounded great on there too. even went as far as saying that the GOP needs a heart and a soul. he probably buried himself with that statement though.

Yea, I watch him talk with Ali Velshi and he always seemed like a pretty level headed candidate, but that's when I knew he would be doomed, it just shows you how far politics has taken a dive in the past 30 or 40 years, that the most qualified candidate would get laughed out his party.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

yep, level headedness= the boot in gop

 

[Darts]

For anybody that says 'swag' doesn't mean shyt in politics...see John Huntsman.