sdu754
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« on: March 04, 2014, 11:27:50 PM » |
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I think a Huntsman - Santorum primary would have come out in favor of Huntsman, but I could see Santorum winning. As far as a run as a 3rd party candidate, Huntsman would have either split the republican vote, assuring Obama a victory, or thrown the election into the house. This most likely would have led to a Santorum / Biden administration. (both sides going with their party)
I think a strong 3rd party candidate winning would be good for the country, but there is always the "you're throwing your vote away" argument that drives people to voting for one party or the other. Had people voted their conscience in 1992, Perot would have won. I do think Huntsman would have been the best choice of the three, however.
My guess would be that the republican party would have "adopted" Huntsman if he won, so the 3rd party would have basically been taken over by the republicans.
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