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2016 Postmortem

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

12. Probably not for another couple of election cycles

Reply to elleng (Reply #9)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 03:40 PM

Nov 2012

maybe more. The plutocrats have the money but the religulously insane/racist/bagger contingent has the numbers. Right now I'd make a small wager on Frothy or someone very much like him for 2016.

Huntsman would have been formidable. The WH was supposedly quite concerned about him. He's a sane, reasonable, rational adult, a believer in science, who was a successful governor and had meaningful international diplomatic experience. Which meant he never had a snowball's chance in hell with the Repig primary electorate.

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Jon Huntsman (R): Benghazi, Susan Rice Criticism Overblown [View all] Tx4obama Nov 2012 OP

He'll never get through the next primary with that attitude. Turbineguy Nov 2012 #1

Ya think? Cha Nov 2012 #2

Making a play for '16? elleng Nov 2012 #3

I don't see Christie succeeding in 2016. To run in the primaries based on running madinmaryland Nov 2012 #8

Prolly right, but wondering if/when SOME sanity will inch its way back into repug minds. elleng Nov 2012 #9

Hopefully, NEVER!!! Rand Paul has several tries ahead, as does Rick Santorum!! madinmaryland Nov 2012 #10

Probably not for another couple of election cycles hifiguy Nov 2012 #12

The Republicans make Huntsman look sane. davidpdx Nov 2012 #4

American politics neffernin Nov 2012 #5

He's more of the old school republican toby jo Nov 2012 #6

Its all about the image neffernin Nov 2012 #7

To me, he is one of the few decent Republicans duhneece Nov 2012 #11

The Rs blew it by not making him the nominee. A former Governor who if you look at his Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #13

obama will work with anyone who puts the country before party. madrchsod Nov 2012 #14

this man would have given Obama a run for his money if the Rs had the brains to nominate him. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #15