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cbannon5
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« on: June 28, 2014, 07:58:57 PM »
« edited: June 28, 2014, 08:28:25 PM by cbannon5 »
The poll above and this thread asks the following question: If Jon Huntsman runs, as an independent candidate, who could/should/would be his running mate?  

I think, in an ideal world, Huntsman's running mate would be Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.  Some other, perhaps more realistic options, would be Sen. Joe Manchin (whom Huntsman is close friends with), Michael Bloomberg, fmr. Sen. Evan Bayh, or Sen. Angus King.  
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« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2014, 08:11:37 PM »
Evan Bayh-would be good-he might anger some Democrats, but Bayh could appeal to moderates and put Indiana in play.
Tom Ridge-The former PA governor and DHS Secretary could put Pennsylvania in play.
Sheryl Sandberg-The Facebook COO could energize women, but could alienate working class women who don't like her book, Lean In.
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« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2014, 08:16:53 PM »
Quote from: bronz4141 on June 28, 2014, 08:11:37 PM
Evan Bayh-would be good-he might anger some Democrats, but Bayh could appeal to moderates and put Indiana in play.
Tom Ridge-The former PA governor and DHS Secretary could put Pennsylvania in play.
Sheryl Sandberg-The Facebook COO could energize women, but could alienate working class women who don't like her book, Lean In.

Don't you think that the Democrats that would be angered by Evan Bayh are probably those who wouldn't vote for Huntsman anyways?  Sheryl Sandberg would be really interesting and would probably bring the Huntsman campaign a ton of press. 
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« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2014, 08:39:23 PM »


Democratic Party = 307 EV

GOP = 178 EV

Huntsman/Bayh = 53 EV

This would be a sort of best case scenario for Huntsman/Bayh. 
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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2014, 08:48:12 PM »
Quote from: cbannon5 on June 28, 2014, 08:39:23 PM


Democratic Party = 307 EV

GOP = 178 EV

Huntsman/Bayh = 53 EV

This would be a sort of best case scenario for Huntsman/Bayh.  

West Virginia doesn't really make sense. Sandoval would be a great choice, but he probably wouldn't run as an independent.
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« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2014, 12:55:57 AM »
The idea of Jon Huntsman actually being able to create enough support for a third-party bid to be relevant, get a competent running mate, and actually win electoral votes is pretty amusing. Huntsman probably wouldn't even get ballot access in all 50 states - he might break into double-digits in Utah if he centers his campaign around doing well there.
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« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2014, 01:30:44 AM »
Micheal Bloomberg. A tool deserves a toolbag.
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2014, 08:16:59 AM »
Jon Huntsman is a conservative pragmatist, not some wishy-washy opportunist.
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