Are there any Republicans that you like? [View all]

[Capt. Obvious]

I'm reading Double Down and I just started the chapter where Jon Huntsman was going to check out of the primary and run as an Independent (I haven't finished the chapter, so no spoilers please!). He was courted heavily by Americans Elect. According to the guys whose book I shouldn't be reading, he was disgusted by what his party had become and his family was pushing him heavily to drop out and run 3rd party.

I remember the rumors at the time about him running for Americans Elect and I thought the rumor laughable.

If he had run as 3rd party I believe he would have siphoned votes from Obama (and close to none from Republican votes for Romney save for the inter-religion war that was raging at the time) as he would have picked off Independent votes as well as Democrats who are more apt to vote outside of party (though his stance on abortion would have lessened the amount, it still would have hurt I believe).

Are there any Republicans you like? Local elections tend to erase party lines as a) they usually don't run as party affiliates, and b) people usually throw party out the window in those elections as Candidate A coached my son in Little League and so forth.

But are there any "national" Republicans that you like? Whether you may vote for them or not.

Reading the chapter made me think of two Republicans who left their party, became Independents and eventually Democrats (for political expediency).

Lincoln Chafee - I like him.

Charlie Christ - Fuck him.

ps: typing those two out made me think of Arlen Specter - fuck him too.

pps: Reading the book is getting my juices flowing for 2016. No idea who the Dems will be but the book confirms my view of who the top R candidates will be (topic for another day).