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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnyone else here curious if Jon Huntsman will Toss his Hat in to the Ring?
Dear Governor Huntsman,
This letter comes at a hard time for our nation, a time of abundant suspicion and lasting cynicism. Trusting in our politicians has become a punch-linea joke that echoes around the campaign trail. Being a statesman seems to become harder each and every day.
We know you know this.
Before the founding of this republic, American leaders stood up and fought an empire. Our nations Fathers came togetherdespite differences in opinion. The common bond of liberty and individualism united the 13 colonies. Benjamin Franklin declared that "we must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." Those were grave times.
President Lincoln held the Republic together during a civil war that tested whether a "nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" could, in fact, endure and survive. Those were grave times. Grave times call for great leaders.
We still believe in the principles of our nations founders.
We still believe in the words of President Lincoln.
We want to believe in President Huntsman.
We have faith in you, Governor. We have faith because the call to serve transcends politics and horse races. We know that Jon2016.com and your campaign for President will be hard, and that they might even fail. These campaigns may have false starts, but they will have real hope and real promise. These campaigns are working for something greater than any one individual.
The American people are asking for something greater than a poll or pundits choice. They are asking a patriot to act on his call to duty. You said it best, Governor:
"I will always put my country first."
more at link:
http://jon2016.com/
Marr
(20,317 posts)Anything that moves the GOP further away from their fringe will be good for the country. The political center in this country has moved way, way too far to the right, and a more moderate GOP would mean a more liberal Democratic Party.
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(56,912 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Of course, Huntsman's campaign imploded long before it got there.
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(56,912 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)He's gay, and finally decided he couldn't be in a party that thought he was less than human. So he's now the kind of independent that HRC appeals to.
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(56,912 posts)is he a DUer? you should turn him on to this site.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)I wonder what he'd think of us, since he's still far, far from being a progressive.
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(56,912 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)I'm going for it!
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(56,912 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)bravenak
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(56,912 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)It could be coincidence, but within days of me uploading that to their blog site, they killed their entire blog program. That's why the link at the link to IBT doesn't work.
It may be some of the articles other folks posted to their IBT blogs. Some of them were on the nutty side.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)The GOP judged him incapable of being president because of this fact. Good post and link.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)Still makes me laugh that just saying something like that would have such devastating ripple effects in his political standing amongst the RW'ers. It often feels like the RW have not moved much beyond the potential devastation of Galileo's research....devastation to the Church, that is.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)To the Climate Change idol five times a day. RW seems to think anything smart the Democrats think or do will cause the earth to catch fire.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)"Republicans have no interest in a candidate that actually knows something."
--imm
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)Huntsman would be a formidable candidate. He'll never make it though.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I rather like the guy and hope they don't turn him into one of them. He's rather normal and his kids are cute.
Although, if a republican was going to win, better him than Crazy Cruz.
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(56,912 posts)links to your blogs.
I think a lot of people could benefit from reading them.
Good to see you
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I've been so busy taking these web development classes that I have not enough time to write, so I took away the links. I DO, however have a super long list of articles I told myself to write. If I can just get through the basics of Javascript, I'll be able to write again. I'm damn near ready to just skip it and use Jquery and leave the rest alone!
Nice to see you too! Happy Spring!!! I love Spring!!
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(56,912 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)And maybe post a few more that I wrote since then.
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(56,912 posts)brooklynite
(94,792 posts)he was a weak candidate in 2012, and the Republican mood has shifted even more rightward.
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(56,912 posts)on point
(2,506 posts)Not a nut case and has a brain. plus some experience. Way too conservative of course for my taste as he is no where near a dem, but isn't one of the passengers in the puke clown car
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(56,912 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
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(56,912 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
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(56,912 posts)Please note: I will vote for Hillary if she gets the nomination but, in the meantime I would a good slate of intelligent/ethical candidates on both sides.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)Folks will do what folks will do...
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(56,912 posts)karynnj
(59,507 posts)I think he could be a serious, strong challenger to the Democrat - likely Hillary Clinton. He seems genuinely moderate(yes seems - as perception matters here), he is very wealthy, and he has several very personable well spoken daughters who could act as additional surrogates. (Just as Chelsea will). Not to mention - I would imagine that if he won the nomination, in the general election he would use the fact that he was highly praised by most Democrats when he was nominated as Ambassador to China ..... under Secretary Clinton.
I am not saying he could win - but he could be thought of as a more personable, likable "Mitt Romney" without the baggage.
The Republicans have several possible choices, but none without hefty baggage.
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(56,912 posts)possibility the Rs win ... I want some one who will have some far sight into the SC judges.
karynnj
(59,507 posts)I never liked the idea that you should hope the opponents pick the least acceptable candidate.
I suspect that it would take the Republicans sticking to the legally sane ones AND the response to whether the country is headed in the right direction going way below 50% -- assuming (as I do) that the Democratic candidate preforms reasonably. (I like the current direction of the trend - 53 for very well and fairly well is a good sign and (even without plotting them) you can see the trend is that it is going up.) I have followed this series, which at times has been disheartening -- but if this keeps up - it's good for us. http://pollingreport.com/right.htm (For comparison, look at what McCain was fighting - with the Republicans holding the WH, it was 16 immediately before the election. (Note there is a poll below the top one by Gallup that asks the question differently - as satisfied, dissatisfied that has very different results - but we are about the same as when Obama won in 2012 -- still way above 2008, but bizarrely lower than 2004.
Hillary (or any other Democrat) will be in far better shape if the economy and foreign policy are seen as going in the right direction.
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(56,912 posts)in the political arena.
catbyte
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(56,912 posts)3catwoman3
(24,071 posts)...ONLY one who would not cause me to run for a barf bag.
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(56,912 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)Now imagine what he would have to say to get nominated.
Picture, if you dare, the pathetic posturing he would have to perform to have a chance against Hillary.
No, if you think today's Jon Huntsman might not be such a terrible president, don't even think about what The Machine would turn him into.
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(56,912 posts)TheKentuckian
(25,029 posts)I don't get the fixation that causes this guy to come up all the time other than conservative Democrats wishing they could vote for him.
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(56,912 posts)Autumn
(45,120 posts)of the republicans. I grow weary of the insipid insane chatter from the rest of the nuts in his party.
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(56,912 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,937 posts)No Labels web site, facebook posts, blogs - there are some things I agree with there - others I don't.
That said - he's the only Republican who make me pause for our eventual candidate. I think he's strong in terms of his background- and he could win.
Not only is he not cray cray - he's incredibly intelligent and well spoken/articulate.
If he made it through the primaries - he'd be viable.
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(56,912 posts)good to see you JAG
JI7
(89,279 posts)during debates and other things.
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(56,912 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)He's a sane adult, a demographic that has been permanently kicked out of the open-air loony bin that is the Republican party.
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(56,912 posts)rurallib
(62,465 posts)why does he hang around with the republican party?
Just because he inherited a shitload?
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(56,912 posts)would love to have that conversation with the man.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)fadedrose
(10,044 posts)He'd be the one I'd have the least objections to....and isn't his daughter Abby on MSNBC?
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(56,912 posts)Abby Huntsman (born Abigail Haight Huntsman, May 1, 1986) is an American television personality and co-host of The Cycle on MSNBC. She is the daughter of 2012 presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr. and Mary Kaye Huntsman.
more at link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Huntsman
fadedrose
(10,044 posts)and they are at ease with her too....
The apple fell close to the tree....
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(56,912 posts)thanks for the comments
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)voters.
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(56,912 posts)that question always gives me pause
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)acceptable position on a host of issues? Their voters are so off the deep end, it's
scary.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)has TV ads out right now touting his "Jon Huntsman Cancer Institute".
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(56,912 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
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(56,912 posts)but, having said that if one has already gone through it ...why NOT go through it again. Other people have.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)It reminds me of Ron Paul in the 08 debates where his isolationist policies made him a punching bag .