I agree, this sounds like an oversimplification. I don't think Huntsman is any more relevant than Cain, and probably less. Every time I see his name mentioned, or the insinuation that he and his supporters (i.e. the last administration's staffers) have a role to play, my spidey-sense alerts me to Ruling Class manipulation afoot.
I've decided to go with an oversimplification of my own: whichever candidate the Ruling Class is most against, that is who I want.