How could Huntsman possibly get 65%, when few have ever approached 60%, when the majority of his own party doesn’t like him? You seem to think there are more moderates than there really are. He’s McCain without the military service. The bottom line is people aren’t going to want to vote for a high school dropout who got into Penn with only a GED because daddy was a billionaire.
Maybe because I haven’t heard a substantial reason for not supporting him from conservatives which relates to his economic plan relevant to Obama’s policies. And I do believe that is how most people will base their decision.
Plus the lack of any kind of consensus around any other candidate works in favor of Huntsman if he can hold out long enough for people see the poise and the policy positions he has to be a formidable GOP contender. The Last Man Standing Strategy. :)