And then burned out like everyone has at some point. I can’t think of a candidate besides Johnson who hasn’t caught fire at some point. Heck, even Ron Paul was the Iowa frontrunner at one point. This race has been truly been a tragic farce. I’m behind Santorum 100% at this point, but who’da thunk a fmr. Sen. who lost reelection by almost 20 points would be in serious contention for the Presidential nomination of a major party.
Actually, as far as who emerges from a truly brokered convention goes, I’d bet Huckabee. He is basically a more palatable, presidential version of Santorum. I think it will be contested, not brokered, however.
I think Hunter is head and shoulders over all of them and I don’t believe he would have burned out. He’s a Reagan Republican who walks the walk (military service, supported REagan in 1976, no adultery problems) whose philosophy has remained stable for 30 years. None of the others have that going for them, but alas, bad timing on his part.