I hate to say this, but Hunter has been relegated to third tier status by people who should recognize his views as top tier. It’s a real shame that party members haven’t been able to recognize his value, and that makes it’s a real bell weather moment for the Republican party IMO.
What do we stand for as Conservatives, if not Congressman Duncan Hunter and his views?
If we’ve come to the point as a party, that a man of this value can be relegated to third tier status then God save the Republic, for we never will.
Oh, I think they know full well the value of Duncan Hunter. And they don't want the public to know it or they might not get their chosen RINO in office.
I agree.
For the life of me, I can’t understand why a gun-grabbing abortionist is held up to a much higher level than this man who, by all counts, appears to be a true conservative.
I understand that the combination of name recognition, media facetime, and political connections are likely to blame. But, it’s pretty depressing, nonetheless.
The GOP leadership is pro NAU. It's really just that simple.
You’re right - he doesn’t get the air-time he deserves.
His campaign spot shown on CNN last night, however, wasn’t as polished as the others. Clearly substance is more important than the quality of ad production, but the lack of quality could be indicative of a marketing/presentation deficit in his campaign. Ron Paul’s ad spot for example was more appealing than Hunter’s despite my strong preference for Hunter’s policies.
Hunter’s add spot should have depicted closed schools, recurrence of disease, deaths directly related to illegal immigration, terrorism, overburdened hospitals, and then maybe a quick shot of the fence and his efforts to get it built. The ad came across as if the emphasis was on getting the fence built and not the reasons why the fence needs to be built. The campaign ads are not for us, they’re for those who are clueless about what’s going on - a fence without clear description of its purpose may not grab the attention of those who aren’t following the issues.
As much as we may revel in the falling fortunes of the MSM, the MSM still has undue influence on the direction of our country. The amount of time devoted on and the tenor of their reports on potential candidates goes a long way in creating a bandwagon for their favored candidates. After the initial stages of the agenda are accomplished, the MSM proceeds to start classifying the candidates into tiers so they can justify giving even more time to their favored candidates. If the data were available, I would wager that Hillary has been given five to seven times the coverage of any the candidates while Duncan Hunter has been given less than a fraction of one percent of the total time devoted to political reports. The impact of commercials paid for by the candidates pales in comparison to “news” stories which viewers and readers judge as more objective. Hunter’s low ranking is due to the intentional neglect of the MSM.
Ref post #14.
You said it all in that post. Thank you.
“If we’ve come to the point as a party, that a man of this value can be relegated to third tier status then God save the Republic, for we never will.”
It is being done on purpose. The kingmakers know Hunter will not be playing ball with them. They need stooges like the cross-dresser with mafia ties and strange friends and strange accounting practices; the one who is physically and mentally ill; the empty suit; the TV star and whose mentor is Howard Barker along with other strange friends; and the other dangerous one, the Huck.