Jon Huntsman? No Thank You!

Yet another establishment-type GOP hopeful has, figuratively-speaking, thrown in the towel on a sputtering presidential campaign that just never seemed to catch on. This time it is Jon Huntsman is exiting the race. This news should not come as much of a shock, as the Huntsman campaign never managed to gain much traction in the prior months leading up to his seemingly inevitable withdrawal from the contest.

However, just shortly after officially declaring his departure from the GOP political arena, if not only temporary, Huntsman formally endorsed a once reviled opponent in Gov. Mitt Romney.

This is not in and of itself a significant political move by any stretch.

To the untrained eye, this may seem like a potentially valuable endorsement by a relatively well-respected former governor. Still, the Huntsman support is unlikely to offer much of a boost to the Romney campaign as it focuses much of its time and energy in a predominantly socially conservative state. A state, mind you, in which Huntsman’s paltry numbers have been largely within the MoE of zero percent. Therefore, any votes that Romney may receive because of Huntsman’s departure will ultimately have a relatively marginal effect on Romney’s final numbers in the Palmetto State.

Fact: Jon Huntsman’s run for president was insignificant and completely irrelevant.

Fact: Jon Huntsman’s endorsement of Mitt Romney will offer no substantive boost to Romney’s support in S.C and beyond.