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29. Interesting question.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #11)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 01:28 PM

Sep 2014

I doubt we'd get there but cool thought exercise and I'm not sure I have an answer.

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Jon Huntsman, Independent For President? [View all] brooklynite Sep 2014 OP

I would imagine this would guarantee a Democratic win. BlueEye Sep 2014 #1

He's rich as five frigging Roosevelts, he's appealing as hell...and he's a MORMON. MADem Sep 2014 #2

I think the reason he didn't get very far last time is that The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #6

Ha ha!! MADem Sep 2014 #10

Agree with all you say -- and thank God the Republicans are too stupid to see his potential karynnj Sep 2014 #39

He's got a lot of good optics, especially for the big mushy middle who can't deal with too much MADem Sep 2014 #50

Running For President-Left Independent Sanders vs. Right-Independent Huntsman. DhhD Sep 2014 #3

I would love to see a 4-way contest with legitmate candidates. morningfog Sep 2014 #8

It'd be exciting, but here's the problem I see Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #11

Interesting question. Agschmid Sep 2014 #29

That is an interesting puzzle. politicat Sep 2014 #30

The last 4-way race was '48 Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #49

In that scenario it's pretty simple LordGlenconner Sep 2014 #47

Actually the best conservative republican candidate. Just to rational for wackos on point Sep 2014 #4

Just what I was thinking: Too sane for the GOP. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #20

His failure to thrive in the GOP was because he was ambassador under Obama. He was also the sane Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #40

Oh for God's sake. He electrified exactly no one the last time he tried. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #5

Will be remembered for feeding Harry Reid a great line on Mitt Romney's taxes BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #13

If Mitt Romney, John McCain and George W. Bush had enough electricity... Orsino Sep 2014 #14

Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, and Michele Bachmann were electrifying to GOP voters. name not needed Sep 2014 #17

How bad has the GOP gotten? SansACause Sep 2014 #7

How bad has our party gotten that many people's favorite candidate (Sanders) isn't in the party. n/t hughee99 Sep 2014 #18

He has never been a Democrat. SansACause Sep 2014 #41

Yes, my point is that many Dems favority candidate isn't even IN our party, hughee99 Sep 2014 #42

Can you quantify "many Dems"? DU is not a reliable barometer of Democratic preference. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #43

Fair enough. Many DUers, then. n/t hughee99 Sep 2014 #44

Well, there's the problem. SansACause Sep 2014 #45

I understand what you're saying, but if the definition of "sane Republican" is someone who doesn't hughee99 Sep 2014 #46

I've been predicting this for a while Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #9

NH, ME, potentially VA? Agschmid Sep 2014 #31

Yes - I could see those as well Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #34

Possible running mate? KamaAina Sep 2014 #35

Interesting. I'd kinda enjoy that. Xyzse Sep 2014 #12

Huntsman/Sanders '16! 7962 Sep 2014 #15

Sanders/Huntsman is even better. marble falls Sep 2014 #24

Huntsman will take more votes from democrats and independents cosmicone Sep 2014 #16

Unfortunately, that might be true. Rozlee Sep 2014 #19

I agree with this, I even know several who would peel away to... Agschmid Sep 2014 #32

I sorta agree Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #36

Ih he switched to the democratic party wilt the stilt Sep 2014 #21

Huntsman was boring as hell on the most-recent Real Time with Bill Maher RussBLib Sep 2014 #22

Is the thinking a conservative indy can win? But not a progressive like Sanders? TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #23

How about Sanders/Warren or even Warren/Sanders? marble falls Sep 2014 #25

Warren will be too busy working to elect Hillary Clinton... brooklynite Sep 2014 #27

Hillary? Nah. She's too Washington insider-y. She backed W a lot more than I can forgive her for... marble falls Sep 2014 #28

You're entitled to support who you want...my point is that Warren will be supporting Hillary brooklynite Sep 2014 #33

Here's a hint, neither of them can win... brooklynite Sep 2014 #26

Which Huntsman would not. KamaAina Sep 2014 #37

A colleague of mine was all set to head up Huntsman's campaign in Nevada. KamaAina Sep 2014 #38

He seems more rational than the rest of the coocoos on the right. The grid lock in Congress is not YOHABLO Sep 2014 #48

BARF DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #51

He's a globalist Joe Turner Sep 2014 #52

Huntsman is conservative gwheezie Sep 2014 #53

Yawn... Historic NY Sep 2014 #54

I think this would be worrisome to both the Repbulicans and the Dems. He could peel off Pisces Sep 2014 #55