Should Jon Huntsman have run this year?
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« on: February 22, 2016, 03:04:54 PM »
Given that Kasich is doing better than he did, and that Huntsman is the real deal, he could have at least had a somewhat honorable defeat by Super Tuesday.
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2016, 03:09:46 PM »
No, the GOP field was so overcrowded this year. He would have gone nowhere.
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2016, 03:12:20 PM »
lol Jon Huntsman no
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2016, 03:15:36 PM »
No. The addition of more candidates would have made it easier, not harder, for Trump to win the nomination.
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2016, 03:55:53 PM »
Kasich took his "I'm a nice guy" thing, plus there was always the rumors of Romney getting in, and if Romney got in, Huntsman would be pointless.
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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2016, 03:58:51 PM »
Okay, how well would he have done if Kasich hadn't run?

I think despite being a better candidate and person in general, he would have done worse than Kasich, probably. He had his reputation from 2012 and working for Obama that would have held him back.
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« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2016, 04:04:27 PM »
No.
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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2016, 04:09:20 PM »
Quote from: President Johnson on February 22, 2016, 03:09:46 PM
No, the GOP field was so overcrowded this year. He would have gone nowhere.
Another squishy moderate - establishment type would not have worked.
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2016, 04:20:14 PM »
I thought he had burnt all his bridges with the GOP?
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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2016, 05:47:47 PM »
The article's point is basically that Kasich isn't as moderate/centrist/appealing to liberals as Huntsman. That is not the problem with Kasich's candidacy.

Granted it also makes the point that Huntsman has a more appealing personality, which is a little more debatable, but I don't think Huntsman's personality would have worked very well in the Trump primary.
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