Posted on 11/04/2014 9:42:26 AM PST by Pan_Yan
If the polls hold, 2014 should be a banner year for Republicans. But Jon Hunstman Sr., a self-described "lifelong Republican" and former special assistant to President Richard Nixon, is looking ahead with concern about the Grand Old Party's 2016 prospects.
"The Tea Party has completely captivated and ruined the Republican Party today and they'll show this in 2016," says Hunstman, author of Barefoot to Billionaire. "Unless a Jeb Bush comes in or John Huntsman Jr., the Republicans don't have a prayer."
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The patriarch of the Huntsman family had a more terse reply when asked whether a 'moderate' Republican like Huntsman Jr. can win his party's nomination: "Of course not," he says.
As for Jeb Bush, Huntsman says he is "very bright and able" and "would represent the Republican party very well. But I doubt he'll be embraced too heavily by the Tea Party gang."
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NO! and NO! to both options.
“The Tea Party has completely...ruined the Republican Party”:
And that’s a good thing.
. . . and the horse you rode in on John Huntsman
He is a good man, and a lifelong member in good standing of the Grand Old Party. What the country needs, however, is leadership from the Grand New Party.
I say “bah!” as well.
Yet, we say the same thing about him and his ilk.
So, he has the same right to think that as we do.
I think we need to get over these turf wars within the party and just get it done.
Pops is upset because his son doesn’t stand a chance of becoming President.
“Yeah, we only restored the GOP brand in 2010 and brought the GOP back to power in the House and many gubantorial races, but hey, we’re ruined the party.”
Exactly. And if it wasn’t for the Swift Boaters and grass roots conservatives in 2004 Kerry would have been president.
But RINO Carl Rove is the “architect”.
The Country Clubber RINOs have their panties in a twist.
[ As for Jeb Bush, Huntsman says he is “very bright and able” and “would represent the Republican party very well. But I doubt he’ll be embraced too heavily by the Tea Party gang.” ]
George W was the well meaning but Naive but somewhat intelligent Bush who had the misfourtune of LOOKING like a complete IDIOT...
Jeb Bush is the not so well meaning dumbass who happens to look smarter than he actually is who has the fourtune of LOOKING somewhat intelligent...
This “has been” is a classic Rockefeller republicrat. I beg to differ . If the party rigs the candidate with “winner take all” primaries and we get bush, romney or christy establishment hacks —11 million of us stay home. No more.
The GOP-wing of the Democrat party has completely ruined the Republican party.
Mr.”H” YOU and your “ILK” ARE the problem with the republican party. Your just as bad as a D in my book. You and your ilk are why this country has a D problem in the first place. Take off you hoser.
Glenn Beck’s financier. Explains Beck’s hard Left turns.
Let's hope Ted Cruz can take control of the party and lead us back into the fight against tyranny in Washington.
“So the dang tea party folks wont vote for your son to be republican nominee.”
A lot of other non-Tea Party didn’t vote for him either.
Pretty much no one did.
Mitch McConnell’s Vision for a GOP Senate Doesn’t Focus on Obama Probes (RINO’s think IRS harassment of their base voters is A-ok)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mitch-mcconnells-vision-gop-senate/story?id=26659466
Fixed.
This is what “No matter what” freepers support folks. Its what they are voting for today with every RINO vote cast. Thats just reality.
Woo hoo!
Proof. The precepts in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are an allergen to the GOP.
Huntsman mourns the Tea Party rejection of the symbiotic relationships that now exist between government and Wall Street. The result of an oppressive regulatory environment has been more to the protection of big business against competition and hasn’t served its supposed purpose of protecting John Q. Public. Rather, John Q.has been taken to the cleaners.
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