Posted on 01/01/2011 7:06:51 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Jon Huntsman, the U.S. Ambassador to China and a former Republican Governor of Utah, has hinted he might run for President, Newsweek reported on Saturday.
President Obama convinced Huntsman to resign his post as Utah Governor in 2009 to become the ambassador to China. At the time, there was some speculation that Huntsman, a moderate, could challenge Obama in the 2012 presidential race. David Plouffe, Obama's chief campaign manager in 2008, had even said Huntsman was the only candidate who made him "a wee bit queasy" in the 2012 election.
According to The Huffington Post, "when Obama selected Huntsman for the ambassadorial role, it was viewed as an effort to handicap Huntsman's ability to throw his hat in the presidential ring."
Now the big question seems to be whether Huntsman will run despite the appointment.
When asked about his presidential aspiration, he told Newsweek, “You know, I’m really focused on what we’re doing in our current position,” he says. “But we won’t do this forever, and I think we may have one final run left in our bones.”(continued)
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How about his dad.
This guy is a professional RINO. I guess we are going to have to listen to Glenn Beck pushing this POS until the after the primaries. Beck and Huntsman Sr are close brohimes.
This kind of era in history does not lend itself to moderates, of any flavor.
Huntsman should run for the Democrat Party nomination, it would seem as if he could do better there considering his ideology, and a serious challenge to Obama would eliminate the possibility of Dems crossing over and screwing up the GOP primary process.
Who's this *we*?
Does he have a mouse in his pocket?
Huntsman may have to move well to the right just to be considered a RINO.
Huntsman may have to move well to the right just to be considered a RINO.
Huntsman may have to move well to the right just to be considered a RINO.
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