Huntsman Drops Out: Is Set To Endorse Romney, Whom He Called ‘Unelectable’

[ProSense]

Huntsman Drops Out: Is Set To Endorse Romney, Whom He Called ‘Unelectable’

By Alex Seitz-Wald

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) informed his advisers today that he is dropping out of the presidential race. After his third place finish in New Hampshire’s primary, Huntsman declared that he had a “ticket to ride” but it appears the be on a bus owned by GOP front-runner Mitt Romney, whom Huntsman is now expected to endorse. “The governor and his family, at this point in the race, decided it was time for Republicans to rally around a candidate who could beat Barack Obama and turn around the economy,” Huntsman adviser Matt David said in a statement. “That candidate is Gov. Mitt Romney.”

While the statement was not an official endorsement, CBS reports “Huntsman is expected to throw his endorsement to current front-runner Mitt Romney.”

Last week, Huntsman told CNBC that Romney was making himself “completely unelectable.”

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/15/404757/huntsman-out-endorse-romney/

[cthulu2016]

1. If Huntsman thought Mitt could win he might have stayed in

He's expecting 2016 to be an open primary. Good soldier. Drop out. Say the right words. Say Obama's reelection showed Republicasn need a centrist.

[onehandle]

2. Jesus. If Huntsman's hoard of supporters switch to Romney, he will be unstoppable.

Until he loses in November. That'll stop, Mittens.

[ProSense]

5. Republicans

have issues:

McCain Admits Evangelicals Coalescing Around Santorum Bad For Romney
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511546

[Joe the Revelator]

3. Huntsman isn't a bad guy...

I wonder why he wants to be mixed up with the GOP.

[Texas Lawyer]

4. He's super nice for a pro-death penalty, anti-choice, anti-enviromnent, education privitizing nutjob