And then there were 4

The GOP field has, once again, been shaved of deadweight. Jon Huntsman and Rick Perry have both officially dropped out of the race. Both announced the news earlier in the week, and it wasn't a moment too soon. Each of them was doing absolutely abysmal in the polls. Jon Huntsman's presidential campaign was a lost cause from the day he announced his candidacy. Let's face it, he never had a chance. Huntsman brought experience, good ideas, and a history of sensibility and bi-partisanship with him to the table. All of this, of course, completely took away any chance he had of gaining the nomination. In the GOP, they're not looking for sensibility. They want right-wing jargon. If you can't supply that, you best be movin' on, compadre. Huntsman was banking on winning in more moderate states, but as New Hampshire proved, he was inept at even that. Rick Perry's story comes with a bit more intrigue. It is a story of astronomical heights to sub-ground lows. A roller-coaster, one could say. When Perry entered the race over the summer, he immediately became the frontrunner in the race. Basically, the GOP was just too overjoyed by the fact they had another option besides Romney, so they were temporarily blinded to the fact it was Rick Perry. Eventually, the voters sobered up and realized who Perry was, and things went nowhere but downhill from there. His history of inability as governor of Texas came up. His memorable gaffes and regrettable campaign videos became an issue. Soon, Rick Perry was at the dead bottom of the GOP polls. Like a political M. Night Shyamalan, he started out on a high, started to slow down, and soon just became an embarrassment. Dickstein, out.