Posted on 09/17/2014 6:45:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has engaged in discussions with supporters in recent months about pursuing another White House bid — this time as an independent, according to three sources close to Huntsman.
The former Utah governor declined to comment for the record. His daughter, MSNBC co-host Abby Huntsman Livingston, who was a surrogate for Huntsman’s campaign in 2012, said in an email that her father is “primarily focused on family and private-sector endeavors.”
She added: “He has no plans to run, but in politics never say never. I know there is a lot of pull out there for him to do something as an independent.” The sources said Huntsman has talked with supporters and donors about an independent candidacy, and that he appeared open to the idea.
Other friends and former aides, however, suggested that the 2016 conversations were primarily a function of Huntsman’s willingness to hear out his supporters — not his interest in the race. Fundraising would be a massive obstacle, one his campaign struggled with mightily in 2012. And securing a place on a nationwide ballot is difficult — and expensive — for any independent candidate.
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I agree completely. That will be the source of any votes or money he might get. The progressives LOVE him.
I wonder if he’s a grandpa by now?
Someone please tell this jerk to go away.
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