Huntsman won't attend Republican convention, cites party's narrow focus
2:35 am - 07/07/2012
There's been a lot of talk lately about the number of Democrats saying they won't attend the Democratic National Convention, including Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Joe Manchin (D-WV). Both are from right-leaning states.
But unlike Democrats, who deny that politics are playing a role in their decision, former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman (R-UT) says he'll be skipping the Republican convention in Tampa because of the party's politics and policy positions.
Huntsman, who served as governor of Utah before becoming President Obama's ambassador to China, is widely regarded as a moderate and railed against the party's narrow focus.
"I have had several requests asking about my attendance at this year's Republican National Convention, which I have attended virtually every time since 1984, where I was a Reagan delegate," Huntsman said in a statement. "I will not be attending this year's convention, nor any Republican Convention in the future, until the party focuses on a bigger, bolder, more confident future for the United States. A future based on problem solving, inclusiveness, and a willingness to address the trust deficit, which is every bit as corrosive as our fiscal and economic deficits. I encourage a return to the party we have been in the past, from Lincoln right on through to Reagan, that was always willing to put our country before politics."
Huntsman has, however, endorsed Mitt Romney.
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But unlike Democrats, who deny that politics are playing a role in their decision, former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman (R-UT) says he'll be skipping the Republican convention in Tampa because of the party's politics and policy positions.
Huntsman, who served as governor of Utah before becoming President Obama's ambassador to China, is widely regarded as a moderate and railed against the party's narrow focus.
"I have had several requests asking about my attendance at this year's Republican National Convention, which I have attended virtually every time since 1984, where I was a Reagan delegate," Huntsman said in a statement. "I will not be attending this year's convention, nor any Republican Convention in the future, until the party focuses on a bigger, bolder, more confident future for the United States. A future based on problem solving, inclusiveness, and a willingness to address the trust deficit, which is every bit as corrosive as our fiscal and economic deficits. I encourage a return to the party we have been in the past, from Lincoln right on through to Reagan, that was always willing to put our country before politics."
Huntsman has, however, endorsed Mitt Romney.
Source.
Also, smh @
Huntsman has, however, endorsed Mitt Romney.
If he really opposes the currently political climate of the Republican party, he needs to put his money where his mouth is.
I mean, Huntsman didn't like Romney before he became the nominee, right? I seem to remember that. He probably just saw it as a choice of endorse vs. end up in the no-man's land of being ranked a nobody by both parties.
Oh, no doubt about that. "Getting into politics" is just about synonymous with "putting your honesty and integrity on the auction block". I don't disagree with him being spineless, but he's playing political games in hopes of gaining some points, somewhere, while not actually having to put up with a completely unproductive cockblock of a party. I think that your assessment of his actions is also a good one, though. He's gambling and hedging his bets and it could go either way.
Sort of off topic and me rambling randomly on a Saturday morning, but I also feel that if politicians want to stick to their principles and ideals and have some integrity, they should quit being politicians and go start some nonprofit to help people in whatever way they can, and that goes for everyone up to and including Obama. Because everything else is just a giant game, and we have more people who genuinely need help than we do politicians who really need to score a few political points.
I cannot explain this phenomenon; to me, it's completely unexplainable while at the same time being highly observable! ;p
Walk the walk or STFD. That is all.
And this guy - endorsing Mittens? Wtf, dude. I almost thought you were an okay guy.
I think he has gone down the wrong leg of the trousers of time because that line makes no sense in the universe that we inhabit.
lolololololololol NO