I want the man to succeed, but I have a hard time disagreeing with this reader:
Huntsman had a huge chance to stand out last night but failed. If there's unanimity in something except for one person who breaks from the mold, a disproportionate amount of attention flows to the rebel (e.g., Ron Paul being able to weigh in on every foreign policy question). When everyone raised their hand to reject 10:1 ratio of spending cuts to taxes, can you imagine how much attention Huntsman would have received if he had chosen to not raise his hand?
Bret Baier would have immediately asked Huntsman for comment on why he was so different from the rest of the field. Huntsman (for the purposes of this fantasy) could then explain that a true leader would be crazy to reject that kind of deal, that the GOP world has gone mad, and that he is the man to get behind to get stuff done. Wouldn't he poll better after that kind of move? He's not getting the nomination in any event, but why not make a break from the pack like he did with civil unions?
Or like he did at another point in the debate:
The Dish 