Romney & Huntsman.
I happened to be watching Sky TV when up came Huntsman's speech and disclosure that he was withdrawing from the Republican nomination race. My first thought was that this seemed quite early on in the proceedings for him to withdraw.
Then I thought about individual interviews and speeches that I'd seen recently regarding Romney and Huntsman. Romney with 'Charlie Rose' and Huntsman at debates, etc..
Purely from a "spectator perspective" I got the impression that these two looked as if they could possibly work together and maybe form a strong alliance that could appeal to a broader section of the voting public.
Putting that together with Huntsman's early withdrawal, I suddenly wondered if, maybe, Romney and Huntsman had gotten together behind the scenes and maybe Romney, who now appeared to be the stronger candidate, had offered Huntsman the position of Vice President should Romney be elected ahead of Obama.
In his withdrawal speech, Huntsman also said the following, "Despite our differences and the space between us on some of the issues, I believe that candidate (best equipped to defeat Barack Obama) is Gov. Mitt Romney,"
For one thing, Huntsman probably brings more foreign policy experience to the partnership, in an area, apparently, that Romney is not strong in. Huntsman knows all about China, which is a very important and strategic part of the world.
Anyway, that's just my thought on the subject.
I'm certainly no 'expert' on the US political scene, and I could very well be way off the mark !!
Of course, if that is the way things turn out, then I could always say, "I told you so", (with VERY MUCH tongue in cheek) !!! {:-) |
