Duncan Hunter's Bio [GOP presidential contender]

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[ecurbh]

History is fun. I started reading David McCullough's John Adams over the summer, but never finished it. I should get back into it.

[Dog Gone]

But how many EX mayors who've done squat for 5 years been elected President?

I can guarantee you it's none. And while I think Guiliani could win the national election, I think he'd have a tough time winning the GOP primaries. He's just not a rank and file conservative, and even if he publicly changed positions to appear more conservative, I'm not sure he could be believed.

There are two things I like about him, though. He's obviously strong on law and order and wouldn't screw around with national security. And he's been consistently in favor of strict constructionist judges. Those are probably my two strongest hot buttons.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not on his bandwagon. But if it came down to casting a vote for him and someone who was weak on those issues, it wouldn't be a hard choice for me.

[SoCalPol]

If you go to Brownback's site you will see he is for Amnesty to Illegals

[The_Victor]

I'm not in Calif. either, never even been there. But with the Internet we can now research their views and learn more than was ever possible a few years ago.

For me, I'm afraid the internet info falls into the "looks good on paper" category. I need to hear him articulate what he believes to get a sense of his passion. I want to hear him talk about his family, his faith, and his vision. One of the first criteria I have for any public servant, is that I have to believe that he/she is a good man/woman. That he understands that his place as a public servant is to serve us, not the other way around.

I have always had that sense about W, both as TX gov and POTUS, to spite his terrible public speaking skills. He is a good man who understands what it means to put others before self.

I expect I will be pleased with the results, but I still want to hear Hunter talk.

[Dog Gone]

I don't want to give you reading assignments, but after you finish that book by David McCullough, make sure to pick up a copy of his book 1776.

You'll have a whole new appreciation for George Washington.

That guy was a stud.

[ecurbh]

Will do, thanks.

[ClaireSolt]

I ove the fact that he is not Ivy League. Haven't we had about as much of the elite as we can stand?

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Duncan Hunter is where I will vote. No question.

[Antoninus]

I ove the fact that he is not Ivy League. Haven't we had about as much of the elite as we can stand?

Definitely something working in his favor. He's an everyman.

[Beagle8U]

I want to hear Hunter speak also. My point was with the Internet when the blogs etc start talking about him the MSM will start covering him as a serious candidate. Then we will hear him.

[MattinNJ]

DH in '08 BTTT

[Lexinom]

A year is enough time to correct this, and thanks to the internet, talk radio, and Fox News, it can happen

It already is happening: Every single person who says "no one knows who he is" now knows who Duncan Hunter is. And, he's holding onto a 51% Support/Strongly Support plurality in the FReepPoll. And, his name recognition will only increase as time progresses.

[Lexinom]

I expect I will be pleased with the results, but I still want to hear Hunter talk.

Here are a couple of his early TV ads:

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[wolfcreek]

I like him because he's not a *Compassionate Conservative*. If I never hear that phrase again.........

[Liberty Valance]

Please add me to the Duncan Hunter ping list. :o)

[bilhosty]

"How well did that strategy work out in 1996?"

And that was the only Time in the last 40 years when the front runner that we ran (who was not an incumbent lost).

I do not advocate that as a practice.that is just the way it works out. this time it seems like there really i no one else to challenge that is credible than these three. so I would not look for alternative because there is less likely there will be one. The last time a true dark horse won the GOP nomination was 1940 and wilkie did not run so well either. And before that it was Harding(thanks to a deadlocked convention.). He won but, oh well! The only time before that was Garfield. Only three times in Republican history has a dark horse won. we Republicans just don't do that.

[bilhosty]

"Go back to the TV... you may miss something."

Actually, I don't watch TV. I read the Globe. This weeks edition is which stars have Cellulite. Dont' miss it.

[airborne]

If the Iraqis keep this up, they're going to cause an actual coronary on an MSM set somewhere.

So we're way past overdue!!! ;^)

Stay positive!

[calcowgirl]

And he's been consistently in favor of strict constructionist judges.

Do you have more info on this? When others posted similar statements, I went looking for support and instead found this. Rudy praising Ginsburg and Earl Warren was not encouraging.

[Churchillspirit]

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