GOP Strategist: May will be "Huntsman Month"

[Keith Bee]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman is returning to the United States this weekend amid speculation that he could be mounting a Republican campaign for the White House.

Huntsman, a former Utah governor who joined President Barack Obama's administration in 2009, officially completes his work as the nation's top diplomat in China this week. He is expected to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, a high-profile event that features Obama along with Hollywood and political figures.

Huntsman will be meeting with advisers on Monday to discuss his future, according to a person familiar with his schedule. The person was not authorized to speak publicly about Huntsman's presidential plans.

Conservatives play a large role in early primaries and Huntsman could face criticism among the GOP faithful for joining the Obama administration. If he decides to run, Huntsman will need to address two main questions: Why did he decide to work for the Obama administration, and why is he now seeking to unseat his former boss?

"May is going to be the Huntsman month, where he really comes on the scene," said Scott Reed, a Republican strategist who managed Sen. Bob Dole's presidential campaign in 1996.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/29/jon-huntsman-2012_n_855793.html

Pay attention to that last part, 'cause Jonny Boy is going to do about as well as Dole, if he's nominated.

[madrchsod]

1. he said he was`t going to run....

in the real world he`d be a good republican to run against obama but..the republicans do not live in the real world.

[KharmaTrain]

2. He Paled Around With The Wrong Crowd...

Methinks there's a "strategist" looking for a job. Huntsman is too mormon, too "inside" (even worse, worked for the evil Obama) and too friendly with those evil Chinese. In the year of the great unhinged moderates or anyone who is viewed as such don't stand a chance.

[tanyev]

3. Scott Reed apparently chose the blue pill.

[JoePhilly]

4. Huntsman brings almost as much excitement as Bob Dole on Viagra.