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AlinPA

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19. He won't go anywhere and should quit now. He has no chance at all.
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:41 PM
Jan 2012

Why Huntsman can’t win the republican primaries:
1. He supported civil unions as Governor of Utah
2. He said he would not use federal powers to block a law legalizing same-sex marriage.
3. He threatened to veto a bill repealing in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants.
4. He signed a bill giving illegal aliens access to “driving-privilege cards”.
5. He supports granting more H-1B visas to foreigners
6. He has not taken an anti-immigrant or anti-Hispanic stance.
7. He signed the Western Climate Initiative, by which Utah joined with other governments in agreeing to pursue targets for reduced production of greenhouse gases.
8. He appeared in an advertisement sponsored by Environmental Defense, in which he said, “Now it’s time for Congress to act by capping greenhouse-gas pollution"
9. He worked in the Obama administration as an ambassador to China
10. He is a Mormon
11. He said he believes in science
12. He said he believes in evolution.
13. He has said that President Obama is an American citizen.
14. He is too rational, too normal, too genteel for most of today’s conservatives.

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I agree - Bachmann will be the first to drop out rox63 Jan 2012 #1
I thought she was born in a test tube and raised by the DoD snooper2 Jan 2012 #2
Only when she's not taking her meds. TheWraith Jan 2012 #28
DUZY tabbycat31 Jan 2012 #34
That has to really hurt...n/t monmouth Jan 2012 #5
None oberliner Jan 2012 #3
I agree. Wait until after New Hampshire. Raine1967 Jan 2012 #14
I was wrong. Raine1967 Jan 2012 #35
I think Bachmann and Huntsman will sufrommich Jan 2012 #4
Huntsman will not drop out tonight cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #6
From a poll today: Willard has a sufrommich Jan 2012 #12
He was basically throwing money away before Iowa cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #25
Hunstman is running 2nd in New Hampshire SaintPete Jan 2012 #10
Not according to this poll from today: sufrommich Jan 2012 #13
yes, you're right SaintPete Jan 2012 #26
He won't go anywhere and should quit now. He has no chance at all. AlinPA Jan 2012 #19
All good reasons for him to stay in the race SaintPete Jan 2012 #23
But the republicans reject him for those reasons, so he is a non-issue. AlinPA Jan 2012 #24
Some reject him, but his sanity needs to be infused into that party SaintPete Jan 2012 #29
It's a shame that the US has fallen so low that one party can only run extremists and morons. AlinPA Jan 2012 #31
In other words, he can't possibly win because he isn't bat-shit crazy. eom tledford Jan 2012 #33
I hope it's Bachmann who drops out. Life Long Dem Jan 2012 #7
Bachmann would be the logical choice, but I think she'll stay in onenote Jan 2012 #8
Have you seen her Intrade numbers? Not too good at all. Bye-Bye, "lying-ass bitch!" Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #9
A prediction...NOBODY drops out. brooklynite Jan 2012 #11
Agreed oberliner Jan 2012 #20
Na! - there are more books to be sold and more lies to be told. liberal N proud Jan 2012 #15
Obama is the real winner! quinnox Jan 2012 #16
The Fundies NewImproved Deal Jan 2012 #17
The longer the circus the better its is for Obama. Historic NY Jan 2012 #18
Agrees!!! LadyInAZ Jan 2012 #38
I'm thinking Perry will be the first to quit. He tried to out-bigot Santorum and failed. Erose999 Jan 2012 #21
YOU WIN!!! cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #36
None of them will... joeybee12 Jan 2012 #22
Yep. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #27
R#2 & K for, None of them have the decency to. Well, I might have thought HUNTSMAN had UTUSN Jan 2012 #30
Why does his running negate his decency? SaintPete Jan 2012 #32
Bachmann, Huntsman, Perry. Ilsa Jan 2012 #37
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