>Did he simply forget Duncan Hunter was running, or...?>
How about he decided he’d better call in the heavy artillery? So many on Free Republic are convinced that Hunter can’t win, and are willing to settle for less. That mistake can’t be made again. We’d all better get 100% behind the man for these times, Duncan Hunter!
P.S. Duncan Hunter is not owned by big business. His support comes from citizens concerned about the disappearance of their country.
I've been all for Hunter, buthe seems to think that he can win while hardly anybody perceives him as a serious candidate. Candidates are like products--they have a marketing position and brand. For example, dove's position is "gentle soap that helps your skin," and Lava's is "soap that will get anything off your hands." Right now, Hunter is allowing his brand to be "I'm serious and ideologically outstanding but can't get elected." That's as bad as opening a taco stand and marketing them as "Now with 10% less rat poison!" He may think he's getting in under the radar, but there won't be any money around for him to raise if he doesn't get on the stick.
Lack of conservative support is not Hunter's problem. Hunter's do-nothing campaign is Hunter's problem, and if he doesn't fix it, he won't have my support because I'd rather support a conservative winner than a somewhat more conservative loser. The next prez will appoint two Supremes in his or her first term and we can't fool around.
Duncan Hunter may be a great guy, and even a good Presidential candidate, but he’s virtually unknown, even by some conservatives. If he gets out on the trail this year, and comports himself well, he’ll get known, and maybe in the next contested election, he’ll do better.