If a phenomenally irrelevant presidential candidate falls in the woods and nobody cares, why does he get round-the-clock news coverage?
I refer to the media’s hyperactive attempt to transform “Republican” Jon Huntsman into a legitimate contender for the GOP nomination.
Huntsman, a former Utah governor who until recently served in the Obama administration, misses few chances to sneer at conservative principles, whether on climate change or illegal immigration.
His standing in surveys on GOP hopefuls is accordingly dim:
* A Gallup poll put support for Huntsman’s presidential bid at a zesty 1 percent.