Duncan Hunter has my vote and, in my own view, is unchallenged even by the great and mysterious Fred Thompson. He is a man who actually seems to live his creed.
Hunter, to date, has done poorly in the polls because of lack of exposure. Yet Hunter has great grass roots appeal to conservatives. Is it possible that, once again, the pundits of talk radio and other venues of the right have decided that the Republican party is better served by someone who already has name recognition?
Is it possible that they have already decided who “can win”, based upon that already given name recognition? And will they, once again, sacrifice conservative principle in their choice of candidates.
If conservative media were as, uh, interested in ideas as they say they are, why would they not give the various candidates equal attention and put all the ideas on the table, identified with their proponents? Right up to the primaries?
Yet in most “big” talk radio, Hunter is virtually unmentioned. They all jump in on the Romney-Guliani-Thompson debate. The others go, well, unmentioned, except occasionally and with mirth or dismissal.
This, to me, indicates a kind of intellectual fraud.
I like DH. The man is even my preference in the sea of otherwise bending broomstalks and slithering smooth talking snake den of politicians.
But the fact is I do not understand his strategy. Here in Iowa he made almost no effort and apparently spent nothing. He is the invisible candidate. He clearly did not establish an “over broken glass” band of hard core crawlers in his campaign. Does he have any charisma?
Thus far a very feeble effort from my view. Makes me wonder if he really has any interest at all in this effort, or is there some other motive/rationale to his presence, or lack of presence in this race?
The top conservative talks show hosts all seem to really like Duncan Hunter, and have said really nice things about him, but unfortunately, they are afraid to stick their necks out, even though he’s the best and most conservative candidate.
I wish they would help him more.
Hunter has been effective, and has DONE what the other candidates SAY should be done. Hunter’s bill to build an 854 mile fence was signed into law, and Hunter built a 14 mile fence at the San Diego border already.
We grass roots folks have to try to get his name out, and together we CAN do it.
I wrote a letter to the editor, contributed to his campaign, and next, I will call a talk show(s).