Jon Huntsman launches five-day New Hampshire blitz

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Jon Huntsman’s potential presidential bid intensifies Thursday with his first campaign-style trip through New Hampshire—a state that could prove key to his White House hopes.

The former Utah governor embarks on a five-day, 11-city tour of the early primary state, starting this evening at a restaurant in Hanover.

“Gov. Huntsman will be introducing himself to the state in a manner that suits both him and Granite Staters -- personal conversations at diners and country stores,” Huntsman spokesman Tim Miller said. “There he will discuss the need to get our fiscal house in order and create jobs as well as his proven track record of doing just that as governor of Utah.”

Huntsman may not be looking to focus on his since-completed tenure as U.S. ambassador to China under President Obama and his moderate stance on issues such as climate change and gay rights. Instead, like Mitt Romney, to whom Huntsman is frequently compared, the focus will be on his business background as a job-creator. (Before his career in politics, he was an executive with the multibillion-dollar corporation his father founded.) And like Romney, Huntsman may have to rely on more moderate Republicans and independents if he is to catch fire.




this is my bet for the repukes nominee.

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1. Will he be asked why he supported Bush's military and economic policies when he was in office?

I doubt it.

[AlinPA]

2. The right wing will reject him. He has a degree from the U. of PA, an Ivy League school.

He is too smart for their base.

One of the them liberal eeleetists who worked in the Obama administrashun and who sed civul yoonions were OK and he's one o' them Mormens.

[SpiralHawk]

3. He's a Republicon Socialist Hippie Draft Dodger

RepubliCons luvs them their chickenhawk Socialsm-for-the-rich wankers. 'nuf said

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