Posted on 02/20/2009 12:50:59 PM PST by Notoriously Conservative
I personally don't completely like his policies. He supports civil unions, and is big into global warming. Though, he is conservative on a lot of issues, and seems to be fiscally conservative.
From the Deseret News:
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. is looking more and more like a presidential candidate for the GOP nomination in 2012.
During a trip this week to Washington, D.C., for a meeting of the National Governors' Association, Huntsman will make two political stops, including one in South Carolina.
As the first Southern state to vote in a presidential primary, South Carolina is seen as a critical test for candidates. Political insiders there are often courted very early in the election cycle, long before candidates declare they're in the race.
Huntsman, already being touted as a presidential contender by the Washington Post and other national media, will get a chance to introduce himself to a group of key South Carolina Republicans at a dinner hosted Friday night by that state's GOP attorney general, Henry McMaster.
"That is a sign there is at least some thought of a presidential campaign," said Matthew Wilson, a professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas who specializes in religion and politics. Huntsman needs to visit early primary states because, Wilson said, he is unknown to anyone who's not closely following the race.
"Only people who are really, really political junkies are talking about him now. He's third tier," Wilson said, behind a handful of better-known likely candidates including former Utah Olympic leader Mitt Romney, who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination in 2008.
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More money than Romney, but same old Rhino.
Romney earned his own fortune. Huntsman didn’t.
His health care program in MA has failed.
Whoop-de-do he a self made liberal.
Your point is....
That Romney is smarter and more capable.
He was also an ambassador, to China, I believe, appointed by Reagan.
I don’t like him much, would prefer his father’s politics. His dad is much more conservative.
I don’t think he’s even pro-life.
It will be interesting to see if Glenn Beck starts promoting him.
What are his actual lifelong conservative credentials ???
RINOs are a cancer on the party.
I smell a Slick Willard, Utah-style.
Huntsman vs Romney primary?
Two liberal leaning Mormons accusing each other of anti-Mormon bias? LOL!
In all seriousiness tough, the Giuliani and McCain people are rooting for Huntsman.
If the Messiah’s approval ratings continue to be strong in 2012, then I’ll back a ticket of Romney / Huntsman. Let these two rich boys spend their personal fortunates stimulating the local economies and lose. This way we can save our better pool of talent - Sanford, Palin, Jindal, DeMint - for 2016.
Since Obama was very likely to win after McLame voted for the bailout election ‘12 started right then!
Mormons are fine conservatives. Too bad their Presidential candidates are such crap.
A couple Romney’s, Mo Udall and now maybe Hunstman. It’s a shame he won the 2004 nomination.
He’s for gay unions, in Utah. I’d wager half of Utah rats aren’t on board with that.
He can forget my vote. If he is that stupid then I want no part of him. If he gets the nomination this time I will NOT VOTE like I said I would do with the Old White Wrinkly RINO.
The guy who wrote “Winners Never Cheat” is the Governor’s Pa.
I didn’t endorse Huntsman in the first place. I preferred either former Congressman Jim Hansen or former House Spkr. Nolan Karras.
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