Comments on: Secular Coalition Fails Most 2012 Presidential Candidates on Religiously Intrusive Issues

By: John Moeller

John Moeller — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:46:42 +0000

Speaking as someone who has spent almost all of his conscious life in Utah, I sincerely wouldn’t mind overly much if Huntsman became president. Most issues he’s about as conservative as Obama is (he’s famous locally amongst liberals for “normalizing” the notoriously-Byzantine Utah liquor laws), and mostly it would be the usual fiscal gripes I have about Republicans. I think he’d probably be more likely to bend on issues where the country really needs to move forward though, than any of the other candidates.

Because of that, he’ll never be president.

P.S. I wouldn’t vote for him, but since I’m in one of the two reddest states in the country, my vote doesn’t matter. Therefore I’m open to a Nader-trade if anyone is interested this November in casting my vote for Obama for me.

By: Becca Stareyes

Becca Stareyes — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:31:29 +0000

So, if I’m reading this right, Obama has a passing GPA* (3.11 — a middling B). Huntsman suffers from a lot of incompletes, but has a GPA comparable to Obama (3.2). The only other one in the GOP who even passes is Romney, who manages a C average (2.0).

* On the A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0 scale.

By: Azkyroth

Azkyroth — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:25:30 +0000

I’m very, very surprised by that “A” in Romney’s column.

By: Paul Hunter

Paul Hunter — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:41:42 +0000

The election is Obama’s to loose.