tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22250833.post8308175832200852878..comments2023-10-18T10:04:53.333-04:00Comments on Opinions and more: Jon HuntsmanOpinionatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332824650892306265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22250833.post-53743384441015111792011-06-21T19:33:48.666-04:002011-06-21T19:33:48.666-04:00Well, any candidate is going to have to take a pos...Well, <b><i>any</i></b> candidate is going to have to take a position in a Republican primary which would look to be further right than the positions he might express in a general election campaign. In the same way, Romney's moved rightward from the way he governed in Massachusetts. I think this has to be taken into account. One cannot always go by a candidate's rhetoric alone; just as Obama, as a candidate, kept saying to people, "If you're happy with your present health insurance, you'll be able to keep it," and the current plan he's signed will certainly not provide that. I susopect the way Huntsman governed in Utah is better clue to what he'd do as President than whatever rhetoric will come out of his primary campaign. (Sarah Palin, as governor of Alaska, was a lot less extreme than the positions she's adopted as a candiidate, as well!)Opinionatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332824650892306265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22250833.post-9233965171669901012011-06-21T03:08:40.619-04:002011-06-21T03:08:40.619-04:00It's really tough to peg Huntsman... he was ge...It's really tough to peg Huntsman... he was genuinely moderate in Utah, but his early communications hint at a move to the right from what I've seen. But he still has time to define himself however he wants, so with him jumping in this week officially, we should start getting clarity very soon. I'd prefer a centrist, but I'd settle for a moderate, if he's actually one.<br /><br />Solomon Kleinsmith<br />Rise of the CenterSolomon Kleinsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331941231942740033noreply@blogger.com