I watched the republican debate from the Reagan Library on September 7th, 2011 and I am a bit perplexed as to why Jon Huntsman hasn't gained traction in the presidential polls.
He is the embodiment of what this blog is about as the campaign heats up. COMMON SENSE. At this point I'd add, COME ON SENSE, meaning, Come On ...what are you not getting about Huntsman ?
I think the groundswell of Perry support will crumble in the face of his backwoods hick "don't tell me how to think or what to say" mentality. The firm beliefs of the Texas governor are admirable for being just that, but if it doesn't come back to bite him in the ass I will be very surprised and will begin to believe the GOP is hell bent on handing Obama the chance ice cubes chance in hell he so desperately needs.
If they would elect a common sense moderate, the republicans would get the votes of all the pissed off Dems and currently right swinging and fed up with Obama independents. The man the GOP needs seems to be John Huntsman in every way shape and form. Huntsman is correct that if the Tea Party gets so enamored with Perry or anyone else that embodies the current "anti-science" stance of some, they will appear uneducated and dogmatic, and become a laughing stock that loses in 2012, and can make history for missing a wide open slam dunk of an opportunity.
In my eyes, Huntsman may not have gotten the biggest applause, and perhaps isn't as charismatic as some, but was the clear winner for anyone who watched and scored on honesty, integrity, and appeal to a mainstream, common sense middle.
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