Duncan Hunter On the Issues

Duncan Hunter for Congress ^ | 11/20/06 | Jwalsh07

[spectre]

Good choice!

If he becomes POTUS, then he should pardon the two border patrolmen and appoint JD Hayworth as the head of Homeland Security..(I can dream..)

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[Torie]

He's a running dog protectionist swine, who should be kept on his leash, or in his kennel, apparently:

 Click here for 7 full quotes on Free Trade  OR background on Free Trade.

    * Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
    * Voted YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
    * Voted NO on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
    * Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
    * Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
    * Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
    * Rated 24% by CATO, indicating an pro-fairanti-freedom, economically constricting, third world poverty exacerbating trade voting record. (Dec 2002) 

See, I can play word games, too. Who knew?

[Young Scholar]

A few, like Jeff Flake and Ron Paul, have, but any reform will really require a systematic changes, so no one district is particularly "hurt" by it.

[jwalsh07]

He is not a Wall Street free trader for sure but anti-free trade would be a bit harsh, more of a "fair trade" kind of guy.

He is a populist where CAFTA/NAFTA and China are concerned for sure but so were Tester, Webb and 15 Conservative dems who took republican seats.

I lean more toward free trade than Hunter does but I can't ignore what I saw in the recent election. His position on trade sells with the middle and there's a lot of votes there.

[Young Scholar]

He sounds like just what the board's populist contingent is looking for.

[jwalsh07]

Very funny. That's why he is so dangerous to the dems. He is exactly where their conservative dems were. See Webb, Tester and about 15 conservative dems who ran as social conservatives and anti-CAFTA/NAFTAites.

[Torie]

Apparently. It is even a bit more than I and my partners bring home. Hard to believe, but true. :) No, Young Scholar, I certainly am NOT going to indicate what firm I work for, but suffice it to say, that if I told you, it probably would not read a bell. We are a bit more "boutique." :)

[Young Scholar]

His position on trade sells with the middle and there's a lot of votes there.

It might sell well with working-class voters in manufacturing states like Ohio, but other than that, it will be a liability, particularly with the groups whose financial support is key to winning any election.

[RockinRight]

Clinton was a Governor, Hunter's a mere Congressman.

I'm not saying he can't win or that he's not a good candidate, but he has a LOT of ground to cover in the name recognition department.

[gc4nra]

I had the honor of meeting Congressman Hunter at the 2004 Summer California Republican Convention. He is a stand-up guy!

[Young Scholar]

That's probably a good move on an Internet message board.

I'm starting law school next year, so I'm already looking into law firm life (do I really want to put 60 hours a week into it, even for what a firm like Cravath pays associates?)

[jwalsh07]

I'm spreadin' the word.:-}

[jwalsh07]

It might sell well with working-class voters in manufacturing states like Ohio, but other than that, it will be a liability, particularly with the groups whose financial support is key to winning any election.

I'm just a blue collar guy but I happen to know that Ohio is NOT an insignificant state. Know what I mean?

[NapkinUser]

"third world poverty exacerbating...."

Something about the whole free trade mantra of "spreading the wealth" and "using America's jobs and resources to halt third world poverty" sounds kind of socialist to me.

Swine? Anti-freedom? Really?

[Young Scholar]

Ohio is politically significant, but without the money from pro-free trade, pro-business Republicans (many of whom may live in solid blue states, making donations their only way to influence an election), he would lack the resources to be competitive in a wide range of other states.

[SoCalPol]

Clinton was a Governor, Hunter's a mere Congressman


Hunter for the past yrs has been chairman of the armed services comm.

BJ gov. of Ark. LOL the population of San Diego County is more than the state of Arkansas.

[NapkinUser]

"Hunter's a mere Congressman"

For non-incumbent primaries:

Vice President > Governor > Senator > Representative > Mayor > Anything else

[Young Scholar]

Something about the whole free trade mantra of "spreading the wealth" and "using America's jobs and resources to halt third world poverty" sounds kind of socialist to me.

It's not socialist, it's based on the recognition that the free market is not only great for the rich, it provides enormous opportunity for many of the world's poorest people. The market lets everyone compete (with their products, labor, etc.) with each other, and thus promotes greater equility, as well as prosperity, than systems of government protectionism and market constraint.

[jwalsh07]

Nope. He will have all the money he needs to win the requisite amount of electoral votes if he wins the nomination. His record aside from NAFTA/CAFTA/China is pro business.

The next election will be fought in Penn, Ohio, New Mexico, Minnesota, Florida and Iowa. All states quite susceptible to Hunters position on trade.

[FreeReign]

Yes, he announced. I heard him say it on CSPAN this morning.

I didn't know he announced. Thanks for posting it.

Given what's currently out there, Freepers need to line up behind somebody who isn't a Rudy-Mitt-McCain type.

Maybe it's Hunter.