I disagree for one reason. Whereas I don't know of any Hunter supporters who have said it won't be an uphill battle to get him the nomination, and then the general election; Hunter's detractors almost without exception lack the humility to acknowledge that the coming months will (a) give him an opportunity to increase his name value and campaign funding; or (b) allow for any number of unforeseen events that could completely shake up the race in both parties. The Hunter naysayers consistently pronounce from on high that he has no chance, will never rise above single digits, etc. That attitude tends to provoke especially hostile responses.
Try being LDS on this forum. You have to learn to ignore snarky, misinformed comments from people.
I agree with you. We can't discount a candidate this early because of name recoginition. A lot can happen in the next year and a half.
It's Hunter's uphill battle to get the nomination that gets my respect. I have absolutley no problem supporting him. I have kept my mind open to be able to listen to all candidates and decide by the time the primary rolls around.
I just don't see a lot of that from any of the "Hunter Only" crowd. That is also evident by the current "FR Poll". Too many are willing to let the country fall into the hands of the truly dangerous candidates, ie Obama, Clinton, et al, than throw their support to someone that they don't see eye to eye on 100% of the issues.
As for negative comments, of course they will illcit a negative response. That's why they use them. Ignore them, move on, or reply to them as courteously and respectfully as you would have wished to addressed. That's what I do.