Now I am sure that all the other candidates will be falling all over themselves to pick up the Huntsman vote, all 0.75% of it. Further, it is reported he will endorse Romney. RINOs of a feather…
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jon M. Huntsman Jr. informed his advisers on Sunday that he intends to drop out of the Republican presidential race, ending his candidacy a week before he had hoped to revive his campaign in the South Carolina primary.
Mr. Huntsman, who had struggled to live up to the soaring expectations of his candidacy, made plans to make an announcement as early as Monday. He had been set to participate in an evening debate in Myrtle Beach.
Matt David, campaign manager to Mr. Huntsman, confirmed the decision in an interview Sunday evening. “The governor and his family, at this point in the race, decided it was time for Republicans to rally around a candidate who could beat Barack Obama and turn around the economy,” Mr. David said. “That candidate is Gov. Mitt Romney.”
Philosophical exit question. If a candidate drops out of the race and nobody notices, was he ever really in it?
January 16, 2012 at 5:10 am
"RINOs of a feather…"
"RINO" is no longer an accurate term with the way it is now commonly used. Unfortunately, many so called RINOs actually DO represent the overall Republican party, as the Republican party as a whole now generally fits the same description as these RINOs. In other words, the Republican establishment itself is now a type of RINO. And most "Republican" voters will continue to vote for RINOs such as Romney that the establishment will always shove down their throats.
Their new slogan should be something like:
"The GOP: even if we win, we STILL lose."
or:
"Republicans: eating the garbage that the establishment feeds us like the lemmings we are."
or maybe:
"The Republican party: embracing mediocrity and liberalism while pretending to be conservative."
January 16, 2012 at 9:22 am
They aren't all RINOs, just the ones the Marxist MSM likes.
http://digg.com/news/politics/i_like_ron_paul_except_his_foreign_policy
January 17, 2012 at 4:59 pm
So he endorsed his fellow Mormon, and nobody mentioned religion?