Jon Huntsman

"Centrist" Jon Huntsman Isn't Really All That Moderate After All

Evan McMorris-Santoro & Kyle Leighton | August 26, 2011, 6:23AM

Jon Huntsman

Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled in the past week over former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's emergence as the militant moderate in the Republican presidential contest. As focus has shifted away from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and toward Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Huntsman has emerged as the Democrats' favorite Republican -- taking stands in favor of evolution and expressing his belief in climate change.

Before that, he was known as the guy who supported civil unions, an equally foreign position to much of the 2012 field. Huntsman's viewed as such a moderate that the first ads run on his behalf of the cycle are being paid for by a Democrat.

But in reality, Huntsman's only a moderate when compared to the rest of the modern GOP.

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Michele Bachmann

Peaked? Polling Shows Bachmann Support Withering After Perry's Debut

Evan McMorris-Santoro & Kyle Leighton | August 23, 2011, 6:30AM

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)

There have been several chapters in the still-extremely-early 2012 presidential race. There was the time that Newt Gingrich's smarts and policy chops was going to shake up the contest. That ended. There was the time Herman Cain's business acumen and tea party ties were going to be a real factor in the race. That didn't work out. Then, of course, there was Donald Trump. Remember him?

Now, it appears, Michele Bachmann's moment has come and gone.

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