Huntsman’s Path to the GOP Nomination
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 21st, 2011 4:41 am by HL
Huntsman’s Path to the GOP Nomination
With Jon Huntsman officially entering the presidential race today, John Avlon looks at how he might win.
“There’s no question it’s a long shot. But it is also true that even in the heady opening weeks of the Obama administration, Huntsman was regarded as the Republican that Barack & Co. least wanted to run against in 2012. That’s why they came up with the bright idea of bringing Huntsman into the fold as China ambassador. It didn’t stick.”
“Huntsman is the latest embodiment of the classic Catch-22 of partisan politics — the candidate most likely to win a general election has the hardest time winning the nomination. The qualities that make them so competitive in the fall alienate the base.”
Associated Press: “Unusual political resume and sometimes centrist views makes Huntsman both a long shot to emerge with the GOP presidential nomination and a candidate to be feared … should he break out of the pack.”
Feinstein’s Support Drops in California
A new Field Poll in California finds Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) popularity has plunged by double digits from her previous re-election ratings: 43% say they’ll vote for her, but 39% want someone else.
Said pollster Mark DiCamillio: “With Feinstein, we’ve never seen these kinds of numbers before, where it’s so close. I was more surprised in March, but to see it replicated — this was a large sample — I just think it’s a very different economic and political backdrop we’re going to have in 2012 than we’ve seen in any previous election year for Feinstein.”
Quote of the Day
“I got asked a direct question, and I should’ve answered it directly, and I’ve been doing that since, and I’ll do it now, and rest assured — we won’t let that opportunity pass again.”
— Tim Pawlenty, in an interview on Fox News, noting he won’t miss another chance to criticize Mitt Romney’s on health care.
