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Political analyst says [Duncan] Hunter can move into GOP top tier
Hunter for President website ^ | 1/31/07 | OneNewsNow.com

Posted on 01/31/2007 8:46:24 AM PST by Antoninus

Political analyst and former Democrat insider Keith Thompson says even though Duncan Hunter is considered a long-shot for the White House, the California congressman could move into the top tier of GOP hopefuls as the 2008 presidential campaign progresses.

Hunter officially entered the 2008 presidential "sweepstakes" last week, Thompson notes. He says the candidate, as the former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has a strong conservative voting record working in his favor; and he is particularly known for his support of the military and his opposition to illegal immigration.

For these reasons, Thompson feels the California representative is at the top of the second tier of Republican hopefuls right now and is capable of moving up. Hunter has "a fairly decent financial base right now [and] some key supporters who are helping him get his campaign to the next level," the political analyst points out; "so I think he could come right into that first tier very quickly and be a significant candidate for the nomination."

Hunter's biggest problem is name recognition, Thompson acknowledges. He says that is one advantage early GOP favorites John McCain and Rudy Giuliani have over the California lawmaker.

But even though Hunter does not come in with the years of exposure that those virtually "mythological figures" have, Thompson observes, he says "the name recognition factor could change," and Hunter could become a force to be reckoned with in the coming 2008 presidential campaign.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; duncanhunter; election2008; electionpresident; president
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To: pissant

...star among the House members... [And we should not consider this delusional why? If he were truly a "star" most of these discussions would not even exist but he is anything BUT a star so they go on.]


261 posted on 01/31/2007 1:05:17 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: justshutupandtakeit

He has long been a star to conservatives. I'm sure he is either ignored or unknown to most libs and people who do not follow politics closely.


262 posted on 01/31/2007 1:12:49 PM PST by pissant
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To: BunnySlippers

Well less ridiculous things have been said here. But it illustrates the point I have made many times for some people NO one is acceptable probably not even themselves.


263 posted on 01/31/2007 1:15:21 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: Prokopton

Left out the first six words of my statement to get there didn't you? Knowing that someone would jump to the WRONG conclusion I made sure I led off the sentence with them.


264 posted on 01/31/2007 1:16:57 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: william clark

No one has been annointed the front runners who is not there legitimately. Even the Rudy and McCain haters admit that they are currently the leading candidates. Or are you REALLY going to claim these two are NOT the leading candidates AT THIS TIME?


265 posted on 01/31/2007 1:19:08 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: pissant

Don't try that BS with me. If Hunter's name appeared more than a handful of times on FR prior to Nov I will donate an extra 10 bucks to FR. He was no "star" even to the fringe here. He was as unknown as a Congressman can be.


266 posted on 01/31/2007 1:21:15 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: justshutupandtakeit

You are the one full of BS. Just becuase the guy ain't making lotsa MSM headline news doesn't mean he is not a star. If you consider those who support the only real conservative in the race as fringe, then you are going to be very miserable here this primary season. Hunter led the charge on the House's security first immigration bill and held Hastert's feet to the fire, and consistently refused to budge on it. That is a star to me. He denounced the triator Murtha and introduced Murtha's bill on "cut and run" which went down with only 3 yea votes. That is a star. He has consistently chastised the left for their cowardice and stupidity on the house floor. That is a star.

Just because you don't like him does not make him a nobody.


267 posted on 01/31/2007 1:31:42 PM PST by pissant
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To: pissant

Just becuase the guy ain't making lotsa MSM headline news doesn't mean he is not a star. [Oh, right the UNKNOWN star.]

If you consider those who support the only real conservative in the race as fringe, then you are going to be very miserable here this primary season. [Not at all I have no doubts what will happen. And in any case I consider myself to be on the right wing fringe compared to the VAST majority of the voters. However I don't make the mistake of believing that MY favorites are going to be elected president.]

Hunter led the charge on the House's security first immigration bill and held Hastert's feet to the fire, and consistently refused to budge on it. [And the result is that such a bill has been made impossible by the decimation of conservatives in the Congress. That was really helpful.]

Just because you don't like him does not make him a nobody.
[Of course, it doesn't but I did not ever say I did not LIKE him in any case. He is a nobody (as much as a Congressman can be) because no one knows who he is. Even the vast majority of FReepers were virtually ignorant of his existence before Nov.]


268 posted on 01/31/2007 1:41:25 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: Antoninus
Lets hope so.. Giuliani will get Hillary elected for sure..
And Mclame may eventually run as her VeeP..
269 posted on 01/31/2007 1:42:54 PM PST by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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To: justshutupandtakeit

Well, how's this for a truce. You pitch in and help the candidate you like and try to get him thru the primary season. I'll do the same. I'm not going to waste my time jumping in on Rudy or Romney threads to badmouth the guys.

If the frontrunners fill you with confidence and inspiration, then more power to you.


270 posted on 01/31/2007 1:47:24 PM PST by pissant
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To: pissant
2. He is a real decorated Nam vet. Not a phony like Kerry, and this will at a minimum be a wash with Mclame's "war hero" status.

What medals has he won for what action? McCain did more than show up.

3. He is not a moonbat or one trick pony. Those go to the other longshots (or as I call them, no shots) Ron Paul and Tom Tancredo. He has been in the House leadership for years, and up until the 2006 election was Chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

Agree with first part about the one trick poneys. I dont think being in the House leadership is a plus these days. Being chairman of Armed Services means he's king of pork in the defense industry.

4. He is an unapologetic Reaganite, in his views on the scope of government, the strength of the military. he enthusiastically supported Bush's tax cuts.

If he is so hot on taxes, then why are some of the organizations pushing tax cuts giving him only a C for his past few years? If he's for limiting the scope of governement why is he voting for No Child Left Behind, the Highway Program, Medicare Drug Program, etc?

5. He wants to fence the border, and in fact has a link to continuing fence construction on his congressional web page.

Do you really think the fence approved last year is ever going to built? They never funded construction. Do you think the Dems are going to spend money to build a fence when they are going to let everyone come in free later in the year.

6. Most importantly to me, he is a hawk in the WOT. There is no way that I can EVER support someone who isn't at least of Bush caliber when it comes to this issue. Crushing the islamo fascists is job one. I've only heard Bush, Santorum and Hunter call these bastards by that name.

Well I dont know if I would toss my name in with those. Bush could never get elected again if he were eligible to run again. Santorum got beat bad. Does that say much for Hunter?

7. He is ardently pro-life. Not squishy like McCain, liberal like Rudy or flip flopping like Mitt. He clearly states that R v W is bad law and wants to see the Court overturn it.

What difference does that make. You dont really think whoever is elected President is going to get a strong conservative on the court unless one of the current conservatives leaves. Dems wont allow it and Republicans are going to lose additional Senate seats in 2008. We have 21 seats to defend and they are not all sure things. If we are still bumbling our way in Iraq you can bet many of them will be toast as well.

8. He walks the talk. Look at his Congress webpage and see the legislation he proposed and supported.

You mean he talks the walk. Just like all congress critters. All they do is talk. If they ever did anything and solved any problems, then there would be nothing to use for their fund raising letters. Both sides are waiting until they can get enough votes to do everything they want without concern for other side. In the meantime, nothing gets done because they all have to worry about the wingnuts of the left and right. Governors and Mayors for that matter are executives and they need to work with others to get things done and they have to make decisions and get them implemented. All congress critters have to do is posture. I sponsored this bill, I sponsored that, I wrote a bill to do this. Did any of them get passed and put into law. Nah but then I had the right intentions.

271 posted on 01/31/2007 1:49:42 PM PST by Dave S
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To: pissant

I haven't badmouthed Hunter I just think he has no chance.
Nor do I mind those skeptical of Guiliani whom I believe has the best chance. That skepticism is understandable and need not be reduced to blind hatred, insults or lies. If I stagger into those areas remind me of what I have said and I will apologize.

The enemy is NOT FReeper supporters of Guiliani, McCain or Hunter and we should always keep that in mind.


272 posted on 01/31/2007 1:54:22 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance
You ragged on me earlier in the thread for wha you said was gramatically incoorrect, and is not. You ain't too sharp if you can't even read properly, are you?

I count three typos in just one sentence if you include a missing word. Also "Ain't" in the next sentence really isnt correct English. If I were you I don't think I would criticize someone else's reading.

273 posted on 01/31/2007 1:57:54 PM PST by Dave S
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To: Dave S

Your cynicism is not worth responding to. If you think a mayor or a gas bag senator is more qualified to be prez than a congressman that is your right. Just don't expect others to buy into that nonsense. Hillary is qualified? McCain? Rudy? Obama? Edwards? Seems to me I've chosen a much stronger horse. Now Romney was a governor. Then again so was Jimmuh Carter. It means NOTHING to me.


274 posted on 01/31/2007 2:02:51 PM PST by pissant
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To: Dave S

There is a big difference between being a crappy typist and an ignorant liar.


275 posted on 01/31/2007 2:04:00 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance ("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
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To: william clark
Okay, so here's what we've established. You don't know anything about Hunter, don't want to know, think Romney can beat Hillary because of his looks, and think I must have been a Buchanan supporter.

So much for putting words in my mouth. I said I've been asking why Duncan Hunter and no one has yet provided any reasons that I think qualify someone to run for President. As far as beating Hillary because of looks, you asked what might motivate left leaning centrist women to vote for Romney rather than Hillary. I pointed out the same thing that got us Presidents Kennedy and Clinton, looks. Maybe you werent a Pitchfork Pat supporter but that is probably because you were still in diapers back then. But most of the folks who are so sure of Duncan Hunter were in bed with Buchannan on his various incarnations.

276 posted on 01/31/2007 2:04:45 PM PST by Dave S
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To: justshutupandtakeit

I wholeheartedly agree with your last statement. But I hope you also agree that now is the time to slug it out (politely hopefully) for what we want in a presidential candidate.


277 posted on 01/31/2007 2:05:46 PM PST by pissant
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To: Dave S

Further proofs of my prior point. And I don't have to put words in your mouth. You obviously can't remember what you've written from one post to the next.

DH4WH


278 posted on 01/31/2007 2:07:40 PM PST by william clark
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To: pissant

Absolutely. I try to lay off the insults but sometimes temptation gets the better of my.


279 posted on 01/31/2007 2:10:55 PM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: pissant
Hunter led the charge on the House's security first immigration bill and held Hastert's feet to the fire, and consistently refused to budge on it. That is a star to me. He denounced the triator Murtha and introduced Murtha's bill on "cut and run" which went down with only 3 yea votes. That is a star. He has consistently chastised the left for their cowardice and stupidity on the house floor. That is a star

HEll I want more out a president than talk. He denounced this. He chastised that. Why dont you just nominate a talk show host for President. They are just as qualifed and probably more pure in their conservatism.

280 posted on 01/31/2007 2:13:43 PM PST by Dave S
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