He's a good man, as far as I can tell, but an unspectacular one. He's been in the House since 1981 and almost NOBODY knows who he is. With just that one statement of his, regarding the need to raise at least 100 million dollars, he has proved that he is just not up to running any kind of viable primary campaign. Perhaps he is angling for a VP slot.
Or like I heard today -- Secretary of Defense! :)
Grassroutes doesn't have to be travel, that's 30k a plate thinking. I'm not sure Hunter will get the local volunteers he would need otherwise, but I am sure he will need them.