Jon Huntsman Columns on Townhall
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Romney at the Bat
Posted: 12/30/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTThe outlook wasn't brilliant for the GOP this year:The economy had tanked; hope and change had morphed to fear.
The strong and swift refused to join the presidential race.
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Good and Bad Immigration Proposals
Posted: 8/28/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTAfter a genuinely grassroots Republican platform committee produced a principled document on a plethora of issues, including immigration, some people who were not part of the process are promoting pro-amnesty proposals. -
Do You Speak Conservative?
Posted: 2/10/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTNewt Gingrich knows the lingo. He makes conservative audiences roar with approval when he compares the efficiency of FedEx and MasterCard to the post office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He never loses an opportunity to attack the press for its moral preening. -
Huntsman Plays Robin to Romney's Batman But Can Romney Be the GOP's Superhero?
Posted: 1/18/2012 12:23:00 PM ESTAnd then there were five. Jon Huntsman bid farewell to the race for the Republican presidential nomination this week, not shocking many. He leaves behind Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, Perry and Paul. (Reminds me a little bit of a secular version of the last supper.) -
I Was (Almost) a Teenage Mormon
Posted: 1/15/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTMitt Romney and Jon Huntsman have brought Mormons into the spotlight, and other Americans may be a bit intimidated at what they see.- Topics:
- Mitt Romney
- Jon Huntsman
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Transcending the Gaffe
Posted: 1/13/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTMitt Romney is learning what candidates before him learned. Small mistakes count, but usually not for much. But big ones can put a man down for the count. -
The Unsinkable Mitt
Posted: 1/12/2012 3:55:00 PM ESTThere were no surprises in the New Hampshire presidential primary. The voting results followed expectations and the polls. -
New Hampshire
Posted: 1/11/2012 12:11:00 PM ESTWinning, in our culture, means coming in first. You don't win by coming in second or fifth. You win by coming in first. -
None of the Above: 2012 A Transformational Political Year
Posted: 1/11/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTThe game of Political Musical Chairs seems to be propelling Jon Huntsman toward outperforming expectations in New Hampshire. The Wall Street Journal’s rhapsody that his economic growth plan is “Better than anything so far from the GOP presidential field” may move more Granite Staters than expected. -
Is New Hampshire Fit to Pick a President?
Posted: 1/10/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTIs New Hampshire too white, too old and too godless to play a key role in selecting the next president?- Topics:
- Mitt Romney
- New Hampshire
- Jon Huntsman
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Lessons From the Iowa Caucuses
Posted: 1/7/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTThe Iowa Caucuses have come and gone, and through all the ups and downs of a volatile and fluid race we learned 4 key things about Iowa and the rest of the race to evict Barack Obama from the White House. -
Racing for the Triple Crown
Posted: 1/6/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTWhat a country. Between the tears and triumphs, the angry accusations and the grudging admiration, the repetitive epithets and the evocative patriotism, the race in Iowa ends in a photo finish. -
Iowa Votes
Posted: 1/5/2012 12:07:00 PM ESTIowa caucus results show it's still early in the game and nothing's certain. So what happened on the way to the Republican presidential nomination? -
The RINO Guide to the GOP Primaries
Posted: 12/30/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTDo you call yourself a conservative but consider yourself to be centrist-curious? Looking for a little help on how your heresies from true conservatism fit in with the crop of mediocre GOP candidates? Well, fear no longer! -
Why Iowa?
Posted: 12/28/2011 4:09:00 PM ESTWe are now inside of a week until the waiting-with-baited-breath Iowa Caucuses. -
One-on-One with Jon Huntsman
Posted: 12/25/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTThe former Utah Governor and former ambassador to China likened the Newsmax-sponsored presidential debate to a reality show, and said he would not be participating.- Topics:
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Huckabee Dismisses Draft But Remains a Force in Florida
Posted: 12/19/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTDespite having to prepare for a debate far across the state on Dec. 15, four Republican presidential candidates -- Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum -- came here to Des Moines the night before for the premiere of a movie. -
The Isolationist delusion
Posted: 11/28/2011 1:36:00 PM ESTI had an unsettling flashback last week listening to two of the Republican presidential candidates talk about foreign policy. Representative Ron Paul of Texas and former Utah Governor Jon Hunstman espoused isolationist stances that called to mind one of the most preposterous public policy debates in decades. -
Mitt Not Fit
Posted: 11/7/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTAt least, if Mitt flipped, he also flopped, unlike Huntsman who apparently has no problem plagiarizing President George the First’s criticisms of Bill Clinton in his Waffle House reference. -
A Few Things to Like About Mitt Romney
Posted: 10/23/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTThe famous humorist Will Rogers once said, “We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs.”- Topics:
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