John Huntsman is boycotting Nevada's GOP caucus. First, many people are saying "Who the hell is John Huntsman?".
Well, John Huntsman is a huge RINO who is running for to be the GOP presidential candidate and is polling around 1% or less. That 1% probably confuse him for the Huntsman in Snow White.
From the Las Vegas Sun: As Nevada and New Hampshire bear down in a political arm-wrestling contest over primary and caucus dates, presidential candidate Jon Huntsman is weighing in: He pledged to boycott Nevada’s caucuses if the state doesn’t budge, and is calling on the other candidates -- especially front-runner Mitt Romney -- to do the same.
"In an effort to preserve New Hampshire's historic first-in-the-nation primary status, the Huntsman campaign will boycott the Nevada caucus as long as the state continues to jeopardize New Hampshire's primary date,” Huntsman campaign manager Matt David said in a statement released Thursday morning. “We call on the other campaigns to join us, especially Governor Romney's campaign given their involvement in moving Nevada's date forward."
It’s an apparent bid to curry favor with New Hampshire voters, but one that doesn’t seem to require too much sacrifice on Huntsman’s part, as he doesn’t have a ground operation in Nevada.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/oct/13/jon-huntsman-plans-boycott-nevada-caucus-over-sche/
Apparently, some backbenchers agree with him: The front-runners didn't fall in line, but the rest of the Republican presidential field quickly echoed Jon Huntsman’s threat to boycott the Nevada caucus if the date isn't moved to accommodate New Hampshire's demands.
"As a citizen, I have always supported New Hampshire's First in the Nation Primary...Therefore, I will not compete in a state which holds its contest inside of one week of New Hampshire,” Newt Gingrich said in a statement. “I trust Governors Romney and Perry will join me in protecting the New Hampshire primary and campaigning in New Hampshire towards a January 10th primary contest."
Rick Santorum was more direct in a statement published on the website of Manchester, N.H. television station WMUR: “Nevada’s move has potentially forced the other early states to have primary’s near Christmas – and that destroys the primary process. I will not campaign in Nevada nor participate in the Nevada caucus if it doesn’t move its primary date.”
Gingrich’s and Santorum’s vows to shun the Silver State come after Huntsman, a former Utah governor, pledged this morning to “boycott the Nevada caucus as long as the state continues to jeopardize New Hampshire's primary date.”
Others may be joining the fray. According to reports, Michele Bachmann was leaning toward avoiding Nevada if the state would not change its date to accommodate the New Hampshire law as interpreted by its Secretary of State Bill Gardner, the only man empowered to schedule the contest.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/oct/13/gop-candidates-respond-jon-huntsmans-call-nevada-c/
Well, to Huntsman, Gingrich, Bachman and the other backbenchers- who cares? Seriously, who really cares if you participate and when there is a Nevada GOP debate, don't show up. Who will really miss you?
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