Sununu: "trabajaré contra Huntsman"

John Sununu, ex Gobernador de New Hampshire y ex presidente del GOP en el estado, dice que hará todo lo que esté en sus manos para impedir que Jon Huntsman se haga con la nominación. La beligerancia de sus palabras me hace sospechar que ya está trabajando para Romney.

(...) "Huntsman won't play well here. Huntsman won't play well anywhere, because Huntsman's only barely a Republican," Sununu said in a lengthy interview Wednesday afternoon.

"Huntsman's too liberal, comes with the tarnish of having accepted the appointment from Obama. He's never said anything really conservative in his life. How's he going to win in a conservative primary? He can't. Huntsman is, in my opinion, a non-player," he said.

"He's going to try," Sununu said with a sigh. "He's still an Obamaite. We're not going to nominate an Obamaite. And I will make sure the Republican Party does not nominate an Obamaite." (...)

Tampoco le convence Gingrich:

(...) "I think Gingrich forgets the impact of him sitting on the couch with Nancy Pelosi talking about justifying a carbon tax," he said. "There's no way he's going to win a Republican primary with that hanging around his neck, and he's going to learn that pretty quickly." (...)

Ve favorito a Romney, con Pawlenty como la alternativa más creíble. Y no cree que Daniels se presente:

(...) The former chief of staff to George H.W. Bush has known both Barbour and Daniels for nearly three decades, but for now, he's most impressed with Romney and thinks Pawlenty could prove to be the most credible alternative.

As for Barbour, he said, "Haley's made his path harder in the last two months."

"Haley's a great governor, great politician, hardworking candidate who loves to campaign, but I'm not sure he has the burning desire to be president," Sununu said, adding, "He comes from an area that is so solidly Republican, that he doesn't add anything to a Republican candidacy in a general election."

But if he does decide to run, Sununu suggested that Barbour better move it and get started campaigning, and he said the same for Daniels.

"Mitch could be a real player," he said of Daniels. "He's a good governor. He can talk from a track record. This is a state that understands the difference between real track records and people who just talk."

He continued, "I think Mitch has six weeks to decide, but I don't think he's going to run."

(...) But for now, Sununu seems to have his eye on Romney, due in part to the argument of electability.

"It is so important to beat Obama in 2012 that the toughest thing any candidate will have to do is convince people they can win the primary and win the general," Sununu said.

He added, "If Mitt Romney can develop a narrative that makes that clear, he will be the nominee. And if he develops a narrative that makes me feel comfortable, I could support him." (...)