While winning many high profile endorsements, even in South Carolina as recently as yesterday, Jon Huntsman is dropping out and will now endorse Romney. I’m made it no secret that Huntsman was my favorite candidate due to his level of sanity on a wide range of issues.
Oddly, his Mormonism never came up that I know of. Maybe it is because he was never, ever, considered to be a front runner.
He supported science – in climate change and evolution, one of the only Republican presidential candidates who publicly acknowledged it.
Oh well… everything’s fine… go back to watching TV.
Joel Landon Watts is a Masters of Theological Studies student with a focus in Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific ideals of the past century. Currently, he is a TA for Old Testament at United Theological Seminary under Dr. Vivian Johnson, Associate Professor of Old Testament. His first book, Rhetorical Strategies of the Evangelist: Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark, is expected to be published by Wipf and Stock early next year. He is currently co-editing a book on moving from Fear to Faith (Energion, 2013).
I supported Huntsman too and was disappointed that he was never a true contender. I hope he decides to run again one day.
If the GOP follows true to form, and if they lose in November… Huntsman may be the next in line in 2016
I think we can at least be sure Huntsman’s not bowing out to position himself as Romney’s VP – since a ticket featuring two from the same religious denomination would be bad politics from any perspective – loosing the chance to ‘rope in’ additional demographics.
Agreed. Wouldn’t stop him from being SoS, however, or maybe Treasurer. I don’t think, regardless, what Huntsman will have a chance because Romney will not win.