Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Huntsman for President?

In a Republican Presidential field that lacks both foreign policy and military experience, one man could fill the void in next year's fight for the nomination.

That man is Jon Huntsman Jr.

The former Ambassador to Singapore, former Governor of Utah (twice elected), and the current Ambassador to China (for a few more months) is in a unique position to claim foreign policy as an advantage to a potential campaign. Especially since none of the other GOP candidates have any.

Labeled a Centrist Republican, due to his support for civil unions and a regional carbon exchange during his four years as Governor, Huntsman is as Conservative as most of his potential primary opponents. He's a fiscal conservative in his own right, as well as a social conservative on abortion, and on traditional marriage.

But with the National Defense community feeling left behind in 2012, they could rally behind the one man who will represent them in the nomination fight like none other. And that won't be Palin or Romney. It will be Jon Huntsman, the only candidate that can effectively deal with both China and the national debt.

And that community, along with the Mormon voting bloc, could give Huntsman his needed base of support in 2012. Something that a potential Huntsman 2012 campaign has lacked thus far.

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