Posted on 05/14/2009 9:04:52 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republicans seeking a path out of the political wilderness are eyeing Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a Mormon who's nudged the conservative stronghold in a more moderate direction on the environment and gay rights and drawn praise from President Barack Obama's campaign manager.
The popular, 49-year-old Huntsman has spoken publicly of the need to open the Republican Party to a wider range of viewpoints if it is to attract younger voters. He's won praise from party elders, including 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain, who called the governor a potentially promising contender in 2012.
Huntsman has earned the respect of Obama's 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, whose election operation helped bring millions of new voters into the Democratic Party.
Plouffe said Huntsman is a Republican who "seems to understand the party has to adjust - not stubbornly believe that everything is OK and it is the country that has to change."
(Excerpt) Read more at gazette.com ...
"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to
the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no
more of those candidates who are pledged to the same
goals as our opposition and who seek our support.
Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates
wouldn’t make any sense at all."
— President Ronald W. Reagan, 1911-2004
Ahhhh, just what we need, another rino.
Of course the Rats want a ‘moderate’ as a choice for the GOP. Look how well it worked for the GOP in ‘08!
And how is that not the kiss of death?
These people really want to put America permanently out of business.
I can’t understand why this “moderate” garbage keeps coming up. The Socialist Democrats swung to the far left of Josef Stalin and kicked the GOP’s ass last November. I think the GOP should be looking for a position maybe to the right of Ghengis Khan. Extremism seems to be “in” these days.
It must be in the drinking water for it to spread like this...
This is like a boxer who’s “punch drunk”. After a few rounds of getting pounded, the fighter keeps telling the manager he’s okay and can win the fight.
By the 8th round, it’s a bloody mess: teeth are scattered, brain matter is lumped in a corner and an eyeball has popped out. The GOP Dr.’s do a post mortum and decry that what’s needed is more boxers just like the newly deceased (or try to reanimate the dead boxer for another title fight).
He's not as popular as he was his first term being the gov. Right after he was sworn in for his 2nd term, he betrayed conservatives in this state. I don't remember know what piece of legislation he supported (I'm tired & need to go to bed); but it had to do with gays. It wasn't a position held by conservatives & people were pissed. Hopefully their memories aren't short. He has no place in national politics, and I won't vote for him again if he runs for gov for a 3rd term.
know = now (tired)
“McCain and 0bama’s operatives...” Is there a difference? Shame on Utah for hiring a RINO. Get rid of him before he can infect the rest of the Party. Again, the idiotic gay marriage issue pops up. Slap it back down where it belongs. Global warming is a scam, and Republicans have no business participating in it. The scam is going to hurt Americans.
The fundamental assumption of the two-party system is that the parties offer meaningful alternative policies.
If people like Huntsman and McVain want a “moderate’ party. they should go form one.
“Moderate is a base-stealing word for liberal Republicans.” — Bill Buckley.
Contender for what? The Colin Powell Award for Convictionless Governance?
Huntsman longs to be more appealing. Oh, my, such a leader. Let's follow him < /sarc. >
Huntsman and Crist and their ilk need to join the democrats.
A note of interest. My wife taught Huntsman in school. She failed him.
Interesting, he is Mormon and has an 84% job approval rating and the Mormon church just lightened up their stance on alcohol. There is a lot going on there.
Absolute kiss of death.
If this is the best the Repubs can do ... maybe it is time for a 3rd Party. I’ve had enough of RINO’s.
I refuse to hold my nose and pull the lever just because there is an R after the persons name. If Dimo’s rule for the next 50 years - so be it. Enough is enough.
G.W. Bush screwed much of the Republican Party into the ground. If the rest of the Party wants to follow him ... Bon Voyage.
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