https://redstate.com/erick/2012/01/03/the-huntsman-buzz-in-iowa/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:16:06 -0400<![CDATA[I think it was a big mistake for Huntsman to write off Iowa. Today I am convinced of it. Every time the subject come up with Iowans I encounter, not to mention other conservatives here for the Hawkeye Caucii, they lament what might have been Jon Huntsman.While I have issues with his record as Governor, it is much more conservative than Mitt Romney&#8217;s and he has a much, much greater cross-party and independent appeal than Mitt Romney. People kind of like he doesn&#8217;t give a crap about pandering.But everyone closes their lament feeling Huntsman made a strategic decision to not ignore conservatives like Romney, but to give them the middle finger.What I&#8217;m fascinated with it is the number of conservative activists who keep hoping, even now, for a &#8220;that was really all Jon Weaver&#8221; wink.We have nearly reached the Rubicon when the &#8216;not Romney&#8217; crowd is pining for Jon Huntsman.]]>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:19:41 -0500<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2012/01/03/the-huntsman-buzz-in-iowa-n41690