Why the GOP Must Pay Attention to This Huntsman Fellow

This is it, folks. This is the bottom line for the Republican party:

The Case for Jon Huntsman - Mickey Edwards - National - The Atlantic: "For the sake of the country, the focus in the Republican contest must begin to shift from who would be the best cheerleader for a particular ideological mindset to who would be the best president -- not the best president of the tea party or the Ripon Society or any other subset of the Republican electorate, but of all 300 million Americans of different backgrounds, different concerns, different interests, and different preferences."

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The article goes on to clarify that he may not bring the far-right to its feet in adulation and excitement, but the GOP needs to remember that more than just the conservative base will be voting next November. Besides perhaps Ron Paul, Huntsman is the only candidate that can bring in that delicate mix of moderates, independents, and disaffected Democrats to gain enough votes to unseat their hated Obama.

You don't defeat a sitting President by being his polar opposite. You defeat a sitting President by stealing his base right out from under him.