Well, I understand the sentiment, but Hunter is in this to win. I’ve sent a huge salvo of torpedoes into the Good Ship Rudy when he was the obvious frontrunner. If he isn’t out of it by end of year, he will get round 2. Those efforts by me and many, many others have had an effect in exposing him.
One of those effects was to open the door for Fred, a much more conservative -but recognized - name. I applaud that for two reasons. One, it gives me hope that at least a faction of the GOP still wants a real conservative. Two, if my guy does not win, I have a solid fall back position.
However, Hunter needs his army to spread the word about the man. And not just in a “oh, how nice, a good man for a cabinet post” way. We need to compare his record, his speeches, his positions with all the other candidates in order to draw contrasts. Without contrasts drawn with Fred, there would be no reason anyone should support Hunter over him, because Fred starts with the huge advantage of name ID and therefore is more “electable”. The primary is about winning and my prediction is that the more Hunter rises, the more the Fredheads (God bless ‘em) will get hysterical about pointing out those contrasts. It’s easy for them to say “good luck to Duncan” as long as Hunter remains in the 2nd tier. He gets first tier, watch the claws come out.
“However, Hunter needs his army to spread the word about the man. And not just in a “oh, how nice, a good man for a cabinet post” way.”
Maybe I’ve got a little learn about this whole Presidential Campaign process, but I’ll let you know that by drawing comparisons in the manner you listed above, you will not help Duncan Hunter. There’s the law of diminished returns, and I believe you will find them quickly with your strategy. Just offering my opinion. I’ve watched many run through mine fields without looking at the map first, so I wish you the best.
Go Duncan Hunter!
LOL--you are in rare form today, pissant 8 - )