Huntsman's Out For Good

January 17, 2012
The Atlantic
James Fallows
"Finale on Huntsman 2012 (Until 2012 or So)


Huntsman's out! After skipping Iowa and an embarrassing defeat in New Hampshire, he announced he is dropping out of the GOP Primary. Huntsman has been absent from most of the GOP Primary, but he did not decide to drop out until today. Fallows synthesizes the analyses of various sources to illustrate Huntsman's options. Joseph Britt believes Huntsman will spend the next four years building up his campaign and likability. Britt thinks Huntsman is in a similar place as Romney was in 2008, when he dropped out. If Huntsman follows in Romney's footsteps: build up a PAC, write a book, and build his infrastructure, he will be a strong candidate in the 2016 election. I think Huntsman needs to focus on his domestic policy because it was his weak point in this election. One reader who likes Huntsman wrote that he greatly approved of Huntsman's sound economic leadership and foreign policy, but was perturbed by his lack of opinion on domestic issues. Perhaps, if Huntsman entered the 2016 GOP Primary as a fresh-faced diplomat, he might have had a chance. This reader does not think Huntsman has any future in GOP Primaries. Another correspondent argues that if Romney wins and looses, the Republican Party is unlikely to nominate Huntsman, who has the similar, yet worse, flaws as Romney. The vote is two to one. Looks like Huntsman is out for good.




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