The Mental Derangement of Ron Paul’s Campaign
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | January 7th at 05:50 PM |
Supporters of Ron Paul produced a hit job on Jon Huntsman attacking Huntsman over his adopted daughter. His daughter, ftom China, was left for dead in a market and the Huntsmans intervened, got her back to good health, and adopted her. Someone put up a video attacking Huntsman adoption as proof that Huntsman is a foreign agent. The video began circulating among Ron Paul supporters | Read More »
The Huntsman Buzz In Iowa
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | January 3rd at 04:19 PM |
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’s and | Read More »
Yes, I am comfortable supporting Newt Gingrich
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 27th at 09:40 PM |
A few weeks ago I said I wasn’t sure I could get comfortable with the idea of supporting Newt Gingrich. I laid out my case then and there is no reason to go back into it now. I still find it incredibly hard to believe that the two guys at the top — excluding the 9/11 truther nut — both support the individual mandate. I | Read More »
The Candidates
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 20th at 04:47 AM |
I will not be endorsing any time soon. I have made clear my reasons here. I am, however, continually surprised that anyone in the GOP thinks Mitt Romney is a really viable candidate. Should he be the nominee, the American public will be treated to interviews and commercials with every person ever fired or laid off because of Bain Capital, an organization from which MItt | Read More »
3 Weeks And Counting. Are We In a Suicide Pact?
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 13th at 04:46 AM |
“It is hard to dislike a guy who can filet his opponent with a smile and a side of fava beans and a nice chianti.” As you wake up this morning, however hard it may be to believe, we are actually three weeks away from the first votes being cast in Campaign 2012. Three weeks from today, in the Iowa cold, people will gather and | Read More »
My Confession
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 7th at 04:46 AM |
The problem with Mitt Romney is the inconsistencies in his record. The problem with Newt Gingrich is the consistency of his record. I will support either of these men against Barack Obama. Either would be better. (Quick: My new favorite website) I support Gingrich over Romney because Gingrich fights and I don’t ever have to doubt where he stands on an issue. I trust Gingrich | Read More »
Jon Huntsman’s Poor Messaging
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | November 14th at 10:46 AM |
I’m a bit shocked by this excellent Coffee & Markets interview with Ambassador Jon Huntsman. Believe it or not, outside of his crummy campaign messaging (“I believe in science”) and the debates, this is a guy who actually sounds conservative. I have to wonder if there are two Jon Huntsmans out there — the conservative and the liberal going to different events. If nothing else, | Read More »
Perry, Gingrich, Cain, and Huntsman. Oh My.
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | November 8th at 10:50 AM |
I wrote a while back that I could not support Jon Huntsman ever for what many consider a very esoteric reason — he went to work for the President of the United States and while working for the President of the United States decided to run against his boss. That the President is Barack Obama has no relevance to me. I am not, at this | Read More »
Time to Reconsider the Conversations With Candidates
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | October 12th at 04:45 AM |
In light of that tragedy of a debate last night, I want to reiterate this. We’re open to all of the candidates who participated last night doing this: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Perry, Romney, and Santorum. You’ll get a better shot at answering better questions in a one on one format. ———————————————– Dear Candidates: This letter is written on behalf of Brent Bozell with | Read More »
Dear Candidates: An Invitation to Have A Conversation
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | October 5th at 11:36 AM |
Below is a letter that will be going out to each campaign for President from me. The campaigns will get additional information beyond what is in this public release, including more expansive information on the media, broadcast information, contact information, etc. But we want to make this available publicly because of the number of inquiries we’re all getting about what we are doing and also | Read More »
I Hate You
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | October 3rd at 11:50 AM |
Since I managed to make just about every Sarah Palin fan on earth mad on Friday by quoting Palin, I decided I would go on and make everyone else mad too. I keep getting the “you’re Rick Perry’s guy” stuff now, which follows on the “you’re Tim Pawlenty’s guy” and the “you’re MIchele Bachmann’s guy” and the “you’re Herman Cain’s guy”, all of with mix | Read More »
In Praise of Jon Huntsman
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | September 2nd at 08:55 AM |
For the first time since World War II, the American economy has created net ZERO jobs. I have seen a way to jump start recovery. And amazingly Jon Huntsman is leading the way. I realize that with Rick Perry announcing at the RedState Gathering I am supposed to be in Rick Perry’s camp or something. In truth, I would be glad to support any of | Read More »
Jon Huntsman’s Legitimacy: A Near Sexual Fantasy for Some on the Left
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | August 26th at 11:59 AM |
At what point does Jon Huntsman’s campaign begin to look like a sexual fantasy for the some lefties in the media and the left in general and not like a Presidential campaign? At this point I think. His only useful purpose has become being the pin up Governor that the left can fixate on, breath lustily at, and whisper “if only the Republicans were like | Read More »
Is Jon Huntsman Loyal to Anyone?
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | August 5th at 01:48 PM |
I had a brief chuckle yesterday when someone sent word that the biggest loser on the NYSE yesterday was Huntsman’s company. There’s a metaphor in there somewhere. But today comes to bits of information that should give people pause to think about just who Jon Huntsman is. I realize a lot of people don’t get my outrage that a man who serve as the President’s | Read More »
The Creepy Jon Huntsman Fundraising Letter
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | July 25th at 04:00 PM |
I admit up front that I”m biased, but good grief I can’t let this pass. I got a fundraising solicitation from Jon Huntsman today. Here’s how it begins: This is the chance you’ve been waiting for. It’s been a long two and a half years of uncertainty, anxiety, confusion, and an overall lack of direction and sure-handed leadership. It’s time to turn the page. . | Read More »
The Horserace for July 7, 2011
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | July 7th at 12:00 PM |
IA Caucus: Feb. 6, 2012 NH Primary: Feb. 14, 2012 (expected) SC Primary: TBD NV Caucus: Feb. 18, 2012 Michele Bachmann has caused a mystery and a feeding frenzy in the press. What’s her number? Not her phone number. Her bank balance. It is the big question in Washington and in political circles across the nation — how much money has Michele Bachmann raised? Sources | Read More »
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Jon Huntsman Admitted He Was Representing Barack Obama
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 21st at 07:54 PM |
One of the big excuses and counters to my argument that Jon Huntsman was disloyal to the President of the United States was that he wasn’t representing the President, but the United States. And the people who make this argument usually say something like, “Well, he may have been disloyal to Obama, but he wasn’t loyal to the country and that’s who he represented.” Except | Read More »
Jon Huntsman Calls Obama ‘Remarkable’ Before Plotting His Treachery
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 21st at 02:30 PM |
As Jon Huntsman headed out the door to China in August of 2009, he sent Barack Obama a handwritten note. Included is the statement “You are a remarkable leader — and it has been a great honor getting to know you.” The rest of the story is that Huntsman went to China to serve as Barack Obama’s Ambassador to the Chicoms and, concurrent to that, | Read More »
On Jon Huntsman: See, I Told You So
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 19th at 09:56 PM |
My objection to Jon Huntsman remains simple: while serving at the pleasure of the President of the United States, he began plotting against the President of the United States. It matters not who the President is. It matters that the man was disloyal to his President while serving as his mouth piece to our biggest strategic adversary in the world. Many people responded to my | Read More »
This Week’s Horse Race
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | June 1st at 01:40 PM |
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done one of these. A lot has happened since then. Let’s get started and, again, we’ll go in alphabetical order. Just note that I’m putting Sarah Palin and Rick Perry outside the list, since they are just speculation right now and I want to deal with them first, above the fold. Sarah Palin I still think Sarah Palin | Read More »
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