[TheThinker]

At the very least, Hunter made the immigration issue a centerpiece of the debates instead of letting all the candidates dodge the issue. Duncan Hunter seems like an exceptional human being above all the politicians I’ve seen. But he’s not enough of a politician. Someone like Hillary will rip him to shreds. He’ll stand there and be upstanding and polite and direct and Hillary just run with it and mimic him or just outmaneuver him with trickery. You’re going to have to send in someone a little more savvy to the lions cage.

[John Valentine]

At the very least, Hunter made the immigration issue a centerpiece of the debates instead of letting all the candidates dodge the issue.

I credit Hunter with being right on this issue. But, Tom Tancredo also placed this issue at the center of his campaign, and also managed to place a spotlight on it at the debates.

Hunter needed to find some way to stand out from the crowd and also distinguish himself from Tom Tancredo, and didn't.