2008 Presidential Candidates

Huntsman is out, endorsing Romney

Word broke last night that the Huntsman family decided to throw in the towel. The campaign; which brought in less than 20% of the vote in New Hampshire; has reportedly run out of money and can’t buy basic television or radio ads in South Carolina.

To be honest, I’m surprised they went to South Carolina at all. After spending all of your time in a state, earning the majority of your votes from non-Republicans because of your moderate-to-progressive policies, and coming in behind a lunatic like Ron Paul; your campaign is pretty much dead in the water.

I don’t know if Huntsman can even attract a crowd in South Carolina, so instead of leaving the race surrounded by supporters, he’s going to leave the race surrounded by apathetic journalists.

Unless he does it with Mitt Romney standing behind him.

Jon Huntsman’s campaign manager is already pushing Mitt Romney as the only guy who can win. This before Huntsman officially terminated his campaign. It’s a good bet that Huntsman will be backing Romney, too.

Huntsman was by far the most progressive of the Republican candidates. With him out of the race, it is a role that will now pass on to Mitt Romney. Plus, Huntsman needs a job.

While it was stupid to go to South Carolina, he sets a good example for Rick Perry, who should have dropped out after Iowa.

After South Carolina, Perry and whoever doesn’t come in 2nd are going to need to come together to fight Romney if they have any chance at stopping him. The Huntsman endorsement isn’t that important, but it should guarantee Mitt Romney’s victory in South Carolina.