Is Huntsman a perfect VP for Rubio?

[heatmaster]

Just because Rubio is making an awful lot of noises, this far out, means nothing as far as 2016 goes, too much hype in light of the immigration issue; besides Rubio is up in 2016 for re-election, when it comes down to it, I think he will wait it out; my guess is that Huntsman is the most likeliest of reasons. I will enumerate them.
1. Historically & traditionally the GOP goes for the next individual in line, which rules out Christie, Jindal, Martinez and Rubio in one fell swoop; Huntsman, no matter how bad he did in the primaries in 2012, competed and has been vetted, also it his turn.
2. Huntsman is rich, has been a pretty good Governor, has been Ambassador to China (Foreign Policy experience).
3. His Mormon background will and should be a non issue.
4. He is a Westerner.
5. He will have learned from the mistakes he made in the 2012 primaries, plus he will be better organized.
6. Jeb Bush is the only likely competitor who could be the gorilla in the room; forget Rick Perry, he is not going to be taken seriously.
7. As for V.P. choice for Huntsman, I can imagine Chris Christie would be a logical pick or there is Nikki Haley and then there is Rob Portman, John Thune and Ted Cruz.

[heatmaster]

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you on that score, Santorum definitely won't get the nod and the Republican party has to a certain degree gone with the next guy on the rung of the ladder.
Here are examples.
1. 1960, Nixon by virtue of being Vice President.
2. 1964, Goldwater because of the half-hearted effort to score a few delegates in 1960 & also because he was on the cusp of a movement.
3. 1968, Nixon by virtue of his close loss in 1960 & because he was a known quantity.
4. 1980, Reagan, because he came a close second to Ford in '76 & because he was regarded as Goldwater's ideological heir.
5. 1988, Bush because he was Reagan's Vice President.
6. 1996, Dole because he was an also ran to Bush in 1988.
7. 2000, Bush, well only god only knows as well as the opinion makers and money men, he came from a big state, had a brand name, was the son of a former President and was not anathema to the party establishment as McCain was.
8. 2008, McCain because he was the runner-up to Bush in 2000.
12. 2012, Romney because he was one of many runners-up to McCain in 2008.
Likewise in 2016, Huntsman seems a more plausible contender than Santorum. Ryan doesn't have a prayer, because his home state as well as congressional district supported Obama.

[heatmaster]

I will acknowledge that you are correct about the supposition that Huntsman won't be the guy, what then convinces you that Chris Christie is the guy, or Marco Rubio will be? Granted Rubio has star power, but his senate seat is up in '16 and because he's the flavor of the moment, with immigration reform on the radar, but 2016 is an eternity away and I wonder if Rubio might be the straw man for Democrats, there is something called over exposure and then there is the parable about the tortoise and the hair; so Huntsman has as much right as Rubio to be on the bench and I doubt Huntsman or your guy Rubio are going be dovetailed; my bet is on Huntsman, Rubio won't risk his Senate seat in 2016.

[heatmaster]

Did you not think, that Huntsman understands the fatigue factor? Besides he can bide his time until sometime next year; a week is forever in politics, a year is an eternity and well anything longer than that, doesn't bear thinking about; notice Nikki Haley, Bob McDonnell, Susana Martinez to name but a few; Rubio and Christie are the talk of the town now, that is granted, because there is nobody else around, that is bound to change, once Huntsman and few others throw there hats into the ring.