I can't see how Huntsman makes it out of a GOP primary

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He won't because he basically governed as a Crist style Republican in the most Conservative state in the country. Romney at least has the excuse of having some controversies with his record because Massachusetts is in the top five most liberal states. Despite that, Romney managed to cut taxes and balance the budget even with a Democratic supermajority. Of course no one in the beltway ever mentions that because they would much rather demean him for his work with healthcare and abortion shift. I don't see religion being an issue next year. Obama is probably the most irreligious president the country has seen in over a century, and evangelicals are going to hold their nose and vote for a Mormon if it means throwing him out.

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He doesn't. He hopes to make it out as the VP choice or as a frontrunner in 2016.

He would have even less of a shot in 2016. If whoever the Republicans nominate in 2012 loses to Obama, they are likely to have an incredibly strong, diverse, and Conservative bench come 2016. Are primary voters seriously going to vote for Huntsman when they could vote for Christie, Hoeven, Haley, Snyder, Rubio, or McDonnell?