No he can't. Not if he's going to continue to try to run a "traditional" campaign; he's already relegated himself to failure.
Sorry to be harsh, but get a grip on reality -- he's been running for months, can't crack 2% in a national poll
this was your reaction to DUNCAN HUNTER. i want to caution you -- NOT ALL the voices are in yet! you judge in haste! there is a large segment of the party, organizations and funds that are sitting back watching. they wait for those in the race to show what they are worth, what they are made of, to see who will stay and who will drop out.... they wait for the right TIMING and right OPPORTUNITY to place themselves, well positioned, behind their candidate for the primary. don't be so quick to judge, or think you know it all. not everyone has 'checked in' yet.
“this was your reaction to DUNCAN HUNTER. i want to caution you — NOT ALL the voices are in yet! you judge in haste! there is a large segment of the party, organizations and funds that are sitting back watching. they wait for those in the race to show what they are worth, what they are made of, to see who will stay and who will drop out.... they wait for the right TIMING and right OPPORTUNITY to place themselves, well positioned, behind their candidate for the primary. don’t be so quick to judge, or think you know it all. not everyone has ‘checked in’ yet.”
Way too soon to give up.
Bill Clinton wasn’t even heard of much at this point in time, but he and his supporters didn’t give up.
Each and every pro-life conservative has to fight as hard as liberals.
The way I see it, Hunter has exactly zero chance of winning if he goes the traditional campaign route -- that deck is completely stacked in favor of folks who have won a statewide office (Senator or Governor), because the "large segment of the party, organizations and funds" will eventually go to the best candidate who has shown an ability to win on that scale. Putting all of that energy and money into a candidate who has never even run for a statewide office, let alone won one, is too large of a risk when there are several other candidates out there who have shown the ability to win on that scale.
The comparisons to Clinton do not fly -- Clinton not only was elected Governor of Arkansas multiple times, he was also previously elected as the state's Attorney General once, albeit unopposed.
None of this is intended as a knock on Hunter himself; I am criticizing his campaign method, not the man himself. If he continues to try to run a traditional campaign, he has already relegated himself to failure. If he is indeed serious about wanting to win, he needs to take risks and do some original and unconventional things. Unless/until he does, however, the best he is doing (in my mind) is auditioning for VP or a cabinet position.