Robert Gehrke: Jon Huntsman once warned of rampant partisanship, but now the former Utah governor put his reputation behind one of its worst practitioners.
stepped aside as governor to fill one of the most important diplomatic posts on the planet
Most disappointing, though, is that I am certain Huntsman recognizes the very real threat the deranged partisanship that we are living in poses to the survival of our country.a perhaps naive but well-intentioned effort to reshape our politics, to elevate debates beyond party and away from the kind of trench warfare that dominates the current scorched-earth landscape.
After I wrote those words, I ran into Jon at the Capitol. “I hear you think I can’t win,” he said, clapping his hand on my shoulder with his trademark cocked eyebrow.“You wanna bet a lunch on it?” he quipped.I only bring this up because Huntsman and Evan McMullin are not all that different.
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