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No Surprises as Jon Huntsman Bows to Mitt Romney
Topic Started: Jan 16 2012, 05:29 AM (187 Views)
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Jon Huntsman began his bid for the Republican nomination asking voters to pick a non-extreme opponent to face President Obama, and he ended it by perhaps asking himself how he could poll behind a comedian in a crucial primary state.

Maybe that's fitting: Huntsman's candidacy was a joke to many conservatives and political observers alike. He consistently trailed the other candidates and was the only one not to get a surge of support as a result of conservative voters' desire for someone other than Mitt Romney.

As the New Hampshire primary approached and Huntsman rose in the polls only slightly, it also became clear that his best chance at the White House might not be for another four (or eight) years. Just as Romney dropped out in 2008 to endorse John McCain, the establishment's choice, Huntsman had an opportunity to do the same, bow out gracefully and serve as Romney's surrogate until Election Day.

In that pattern, Huntsman's Sunday-night decision to endorse Romney was no surprise. "His name is going to come up next time, undoubtedly," Quin Monson, a political science professor at Brigham Young University who has followed Huntsman's run, told ABC News last week.

Huntsman's best showing was in New Hampshire, because he basically spent his entire campaign there, and he earned only third place in the primary. That night, Huntsman called his underwhelming performance a "ticket to ride," but it was clear he wouldn't do well in South Carolina, where he polled in dead last, even behind Stephen Colbert, who isn't on the ballot or running for president ( technically).

SOURCE:ABCNews.com

So long, Mr. Huntsman. My problem as a voter is that I don't want *any* of these jerks!
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