[Antoninus]

I think that she fears Duncan Hunter the most because he is the only true conservative that can rally the base and bring back the Reagan democrats with his call for restoring our industrial base and securing the borders.

They are afraid of him. Back in the early stages of the race, some of the typical lefty-flaks (I'm thinking of "wonkette" in particular) tried to dirty up Hunter a bit, but quickly went silent. Why? I think it's because they were told to be quiet about Hunter in hopes that he would never get the national exposure necessary to win.

He CAN win. He just needs to be seen and heard by the people. The media (and the RNC to a lesser extent) is all about making sure that doesn't happen.

[Man50D]

He CAN win. He just needs to be seen and heard by the people.

I couldn't agree more. Anyone who thinks to the contrary needs a history lesson. The odds on favorite to win nomination in the 1860 GOP convention was William Seward. In the end Abraham Lincoln won. What makes it more remarkable is the fact he didn't hold a political office at the time and hadn't for 11 years! He had one term as a U.S. Representative and failed twice to become a U.S. Senator! Duncan Hunter has been in office 26 years.