Huntsman’s Hurting

    According to a new Public Policy Polling survey of Utah Republican primary voters, despite once having record approval numbers as Governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman can now only muster the support of 10% of his state’s Republican vote in the race for the G.O.P.’s presidential nomination. Furthermore; according to the poll, among Utah Republican primary voters, [...]

Huntsman is Running But Will Republicans Turn Their Backs To Him Like Lady Liberty?

   With the backside of the Statue of Liberty as his backdrop, Jon Huntsman, the former Ambassador to China and Governor of Utah went to Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey and became the eighth Republican to officially announce his candidacy for President. In 1980, Ronald Reagan appeared in the same location to [...]

Jon Huntsman To Declare His Presidential Candidacy at the Statue of the Liberty

   Next week, on Tuesday June 21st, former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman will make an announcement confirming that he is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. The announcement will take place at the Statue of Liberty which will serve as a backdrop for the kickoff of his presidential campaign. After Minnesota [...]

Huntsman Starts Campaiging For President in New Hampshire. What Effect Will He Have on the Race?

Although he is not yet an official candidate, former Utah Governor and ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, Jr. has today embarked upon his first swing through New Hampshire, the state that hosts the first in the nation primary. For the next five days, Huntsman is scheduled to do the type of retail campaigning that the [...]

Jon Huntsman’s Republican Primary Speaking Engagements

If Ambassador Jon Huntsman isnt running for President, someone needs to tell him. The former Governor of Utah only has two weeks before his resignation as ambassador to China takes effect, yet before he even has time to unpack his bags, he already has a list of speaking engagements that follows the presidential primary path [...]

Huntsman To Speak In New Hampshire

Ambassador Jon Huntsmans resignation from his post as the chief envoy to China but that hasnt stopped him from accepting to deliver the keynote speech at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester on May 21, shortly after his resignation does take effect. Huntsmans foray into New Hampshire could mark the beginning of campaign that has [...]

Romney Runs Strong Against Huntsman Among Mormons and In Utah

With the possible entry of Jon Huntsman into the Republican presidential contest, Mitt Romney is encountering one of the first of what will probably be many twists for him to come. Huntsman is the former, popular Governor of Utah. He left the job to accept President Obamas appointment of him to become Ambassador China, less [...]

Republican Jon Huntsman Resigns as Ambassador to China to Explore a Run for President

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has announced that the United States Ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman “plans to leave during the first part of this year.” Reports indicate that a source close to Politico claims that Ambassador Huntsman submitted his letter of resignation as early as Monday but there is no indication of when [...]

President Obama Grilled Over Huntsman in Front of China’s President

At a press conference between President Barack Obama and China’s President Hu Jintao, one of the most discomforting questions asked by a reporter during the high level event was one which sought a reaction from President Obama regarding the possibility of his own Ambassador to China running against him in 2012. The Presidents initial response [...]

Jon Huntsman’s Potentially Potent Presidential Candidacy

Republicans considering a run for President are slow to make anything official. Each one is eyeing what the others are doing. With the exception of Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Gary Johnson, Fred Karger, Herman Cain, and even Rick Santorum, more than a dozen others are considering how the possible candidacies of people like Sarah Palin, [...]