Traction in New Hampshire for Huntsman is positive movement for the campaign. As the article by Michael Crowley in Time magazine indicates, Huntsman has a tall mountain to climb - name recognition, fund raising apparatus, and a moderate tone have made getting noticed hard. Upward movement in the polls is encouraging news. The big tent has gotten a lot smaller as Perry and Bachmann have energized a small portion of the Party - too small.
Huntsman maintains a cheerful optimism in the face of his daunting odds, insisting that Granite State voters are coming to see that he is the most electable Republican candidate: “We’re still a broad-based party, although we haven’t been reminded of that in a while,” he said. “I believe we have an opportunity to re-establish that big tent Republican Party.” Huntsman was buoyed by an endorsement from former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, who praised Huntsman’s “significant experience and statesmanship.” “We’re moving in a positive direction,” Huntsman said last week. The latest polling evidence suggests he may be right.
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