Posted on 06/21/2011 8:03:11 AM PDT by yoe
Moderate Republican candidate (he announces this week) Jon Huntsman is going to have a really tough time rallying movement activists when David Axelrod is hitting him with quotes such as this.
A senior strategist to the president’s reelection campaign, Axelrod said in an interview aired Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Huntsman’s recent criticism of Obama’s “failed” economic policy is “in conflict with what he communicated to us in 2009.”
Axelrod recalled talking with Huntsman, then the U.S. ambassador to China, during a trip to Shanghai in late 2009. “If he had suggestions on the economy, he had an excellent opportunity to suggest them then, where we were all together in China,” Axelrod said of Huntsman.
“What has changed is not his view of the economy, but his view of his own chances to, perhaps, win the [Republican presidential] nomination,” Axelrod said. “I understand. That’s politics. He’s a politician, and he sees an opportunity.”
Some say it’s Huntsman’s duty to carry water for Obama’s policy since that’s his job. I say you’re not a conservative, or even a Republican if you accept the task of carrying that water.
-Eric Odom
Sounds more like Huntsman should be running with the 0-boy, replacing Biden.
I am wondering if he is another stalking horse, to make Mittens look conservative.
To the headline: Yea dud!
To the headline: Yea dud!
NEXT!
If they want photogenic then Palin and Bachman are shoo ins.
Huntsman is a lefty. Rots a Ruck!
Run Rick..Run!!
Never heard of the guy until lately.
Can’t be that popular.
I'm hoping he will split the RINO vote with Mittens.
in this case I am sure Axelrod is correct...which is why none of us should vote for him
I’m sure “Obama” would like Huntsman, or even Romney, for VP.
I think Romney - Huntsman would be a tough ticket if thay ran as the liberal democrats they are inside. As for being on the “right” side they can both get lost and have a nice time drinking Karl Roves bathwater.
He'll split it somewhat in Utah. Maybe 90% Romney and 10% Huntsman, 0% for everybody else.
“Huntsman has about as much chance of getting the nomination as Ron Paul”
That’s being overly generous to Huntsman.
Zero delegates for Huntsman for sure.
We already have a Mormon moderate in the race, dont need another.
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