“Seriously ? Perry’s polling is higher than Huntsman ? Those of you who are still sitting here pining away for Gov. Perry are wasting valuable time. This kind of blind foolishness is going to sink us all. Huntsman is the only anti-Romney candidate that can beat Obama. No negatives, an extremely strong conservative record and the president is immune from making foreign policy criticism or the kind of personal attacks he favors against someone he vouched for by appointing him to an extremely important and sensitive post.”
Hey I got nothing against Huntsman. He’s a solid conservative governor, and 100 times better than Mitt. If he’s your guy, more power to you! Keep pushing him, and may the best man win. But for whatever reason, Huntsman hasn’t caught on with more than 2% or 3% of the GOP voters outside of NH. And yes, I do believe Perry’s polling higher than Huntsman-at least he is in Iowa, where it matters this week.
The rest of the state by state polling is really meaningless right now cause everything is fluid. At this point in 2008, Hillary was thought to have the nomination wrapped up, and Rudy I believe was first nationally on the GOP side. What really matters is who the GOP electorate eventually sees as the anti-Romney that is acceptable and can win. And in the end, I believe that Perry can be that guy.
I do like Huntsman though, and I wont say you’re wasting you’re time supporting him even though he’s close to last in most of the polls outside NH, but don’t tell me I’m wasting time supporting the 11 year governor of the nation’s second largest state that has tons of money and a strong organization behind him. He has just as good a chance of winning as anyone else.
Huntsman was actually up to 5% in the last 2 or 3 national polls (including Iowa). I am at least gratified he finally seems to be getting the respect and notice that his candidacy deserves. Momentum is also snowballing in New Hampshire not a moment too soon, which gives Jon leverage for a leading role in the party even if it is too late for the nomination this cycle (hopefully not though ;). Anybody but Romney !