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01-16-2012, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
I wasn't planning on voting for any of them.  |
I know, that's what makes this all so amusing |
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01-16-2012, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by scottw
I know, that's what makes this all so amusing
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I enjoy the theater of it. Trying to understand why a particular candidate rises and falls.
I can see why Newt and Romney (and Paul). I can understand the fall of Cain, Bachman, Perry... the Huntsman thing is enigmatic to me...
if the roles were reversed, you would be breaking down the left candidates... |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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01-16-2012, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
if the roles were reversed, you would be breaking down the left candidates...
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not to the extent that we've witnessed here and the lament over the lack of understanding as to WHY?...WHY?...WHY?...won't the Republicans embrace "our guy Huntsman"
it's a little weird  ...and funny  |
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01-16-2012, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by scottw
not to the extent that we've witnessed here and the lament over the lack of understanding as to WHY?...WHY?...WHY?...won't the Republicans embrace "our guy Huntsman"
it's a little weird ...and funny |
He's far from 'my guy'. We disagree almost across the board ideologically.
I do 99% respect the way he tried to run his campaign. the 1% was his backtrack on climate change. Otherwise I don't think he pandered, and didn't go overtly negative to either the president or his rivals. |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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01-16-2012, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
He's far from 'my guy'. We disagree almost across the board ideologically.
I do 99% respect the way he tried to run his campaign. the 1% was his backtrack on climate change. Otherwise I don't think he pandered, and didn't go overtly negative to either the president or his rivals.
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wow..so if he's a moderate capturing a lot of liberal democrats that are happy with Obama(moderates) .....and you "disagree almost across the board ideologically" with him...
that make you a real left wing nut job...doesn't it???
I mean, based on the spectrum that you seem to lay out in your arguments... |
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01-16-2012, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by scottw
wow..so if he's a moderate capturing a lot of liberal democrats that are happy with Obama(moderates) .....and you "disagree almost across the board ideologically" with him...
that make you a real left wing nut job...doesn't it???
I mean, based on the spectrum that you seem to lay out in your arguments... |
He's not a moderate at all, thats the point. I think he was portrayed as a moderate because he wasn't pandering to the social conservative vote. He is closer to the center on some of the issues you mentioned, but I don't think he was going to pull a significant number of democrats. |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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01-16-2012, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
He's not a moderate at all, thats the point. I think he was portrayed as a moderate because he wasn't pandering to the social conservative vote. He is closer to the center on some of the issues you mentioned, but I don't think he was going to pull a significant number of democrats.
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Huntsman himself categorized his viewpoint as "center right". Certainly on many issues he has a strong conservative track record.
He didn't play a smart game. He should have known that pragmatism doesn't win primaries, and skipping Iowa lost him very valuable media time that went to Mitt and Newt instead.
He seems like a good guy though, certainly as smart as any of them and a willingness to actually talk solutions rather than just sling mud.
-spence |
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