I can't wait to see how the whole Huntsman candidacy thing plays out. There may be a million theories out there. My theory is based on the fact that Obama's people are shouting Huntsman's praises from the rooftops and the media is very favorably speaking of Huntsman. Hmmm. Here's my prediction of the good, the bad, and the ugly.
First the bad! A Huntsman candidacy could undermine Romney's chances of getting the nomination. Splitting the mormon vote is not a big issue because the church is too small to matter that much. Huntsman will simply split the mainstream Republican vote enabling an extreme, unelectable candidate to receive the nomination ensuring Obama another four years. That is bad considering the shape the economy is in right now. We know that there is some very bad blood between Romney and Huntsman after the 2008 primary given Huntsman's support of McCain in Florida. The Governor was booed at his own state's convention that year.
The good is very simple. If the tea-party's horse gets the nomination but then loses the race, then that will be the end of the movement within the Republican Party. A few total whack jobs will leave the party to pursue some kind of third party thing that will never amount to anything. The rest will come to their senses and be contented with the genius of mainstream politics. This is the good because it will free the Republican Party of the malignant growth that is the tea party movement.
The ugly, as with the good and the bad, is pure speculation. Someday, the truth will come out about this backroom deal between Obama and Huntsman. With Obama done with his 8 years and safely out of the way, Huntsman will then be free to run again in '16. I will say no more. I hope I am wrong. I don't normally believe in conspiracy theories, but this just seems to weird to be on the up and up.
Like you said, it will be interesting to see how this play out. You've made some very good points to think about.
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