Jon Huntsman takes on Newt on Newt’s Turf: Lincoln-Douglas Debate
December 12, 2011 in Politics, Race for the GOP Nomination
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UPDATE: I consider myself more interested in this stuff than the average person, but man did I find that boring.
The two hardly disagreed at all, but Huntsman still killed Newt on the issues, as he went much further into depth and spoke about specific policy items and world developments. Newt stuck to quotes, fear-mongering, and personal stories, while skirting around the issues and remaining in his personal, ideological wonderland.
I wonder if the national media and the American people will give Huntsman a more serious look? I think he would probably have the best chance at winning a general election, especially with many Americans who consider themselves–and want their candidate–to be “somewhere in the middle.”
Huntsman, however, has failed to garner much excitement at all from the Republican base, and probably still has no chance to win the nomination. But, the “Anybody But Romney” baton has passed from Trump to Perry to Cain to Newt, and there is still plenty of reason to believe Newt won’t last much longer either. Maybe it is time to get to know John Huntsman. But, seriously, maybe it is.
