Why I’m supporting Huntsman. State Sen. endorsement. Huntsman - Google News. Worth your time. Jon Huntsman is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination that anyone intending to vote in the New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary should have a conversation with.
This applies to Republicans, independents and Democrats, the latter of which can switch their party affiliation under state law to vote in the GOP primary. During an editorial board meeting, our conversation with the former Utah governor and ambassador to China covered a wide range of topics — from the economy, to China, to Afghanistan and back to the economy. For Huntsman, sound bites and debate clips do not begin to scratch the surface of what he offers voters. During our meeting with Huntsman there were no questions that dead-ended. This is not to say, our editorial board was always in agreement with him on the issues.
For Huntsman, the core of his presidential philosophy is based on a strong economy. Clear Message. Jon Huntsman certainly seemed like the most intelligent man on the stage at last Wednesday's Reagan Center debate, yet there didn't seem to be any sort of major reaction that indicated he was beginning to resonate with Republican voters.
Huntsman consistently pointed out that his record of tax cuts, job creation and creating a strong environment for business development trumped fellow governors Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. Still, all of the post-debate focus surrounded the other former governors, with even the usually ignored Ron Paul getting more attention than Huntsman. Huntsman, a two-term governor of Utah who later served as the U.S. Ambassador to China, spoke to both opponents directly in responses to questions. Huntsman points out that his relationship with our number one trade partner and a major global competitor is a strong asset, as is his ability to speak to the Chinese people in their native tongue.
Related: China Currency. The conservative Club for Growth issued a warning to the GOP presidential candidates Thursday, advising them to think carefully before supporting pending legislation that seeks to crack down on China’s currency manipulation.
Club for Growth, which strongly opposes the bill, labeled it anti-trade and issued a “Key Vote” alert on it for legislators. The GOP presidential candidate in the field with the most solid foreign policy credentials, however, said he would ultimately sign the bill if he were president. Speaking to Greta Van Susteren on the Fox News Channel, former Utah governor and U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman said he would support it just to “keep pressure on China.” Huntsman later qualified his answer, saying that the measure wouldn’t carry much weight even if it became law. “It will carry very little meaning at the end of the day,” Huntsman said. The bill allows for lawmakers to place punitive tariffs on those countries in such cases, specifically against China. Higher than 2 percent. Former Utah Gov.
Jon Huntsman (R) polled with 4 percent support among GOP voters in a Fox News poll released Wednesday, which qualifies him for an upcoming Republican primary debate hosted by CNN. According to the poll, 4 percent of Republican voters would like to see Huntsman win the presidential nomination. To qualify for the CNN debate, a candidate must poll with an average of 2 percent support or more among Republican voters in three separate polls since Sept. 1.
Huntsman had previously polled with 2 percent in two separate polls and 1 percent in others, leaving his average short of the minimum required to attend the debate. With the Fox poll, however, Huntsman now qualifies for the CNN debate in Las Vegas on Oct. 18. Huntsman campaign officials declined to comment on the CNN criteria. The poll adds to Huntsman’s claim that he’s been building momentum of late. “They used to call us the margin-of-error candidate when I first came here,” Huntsman said Saturday. Perry and Romney a 'distraction' Biography. <br/><a href=" US News</a> | <a href=" Business News</a> Copy On paper, Jon Huntsman's credentials are exactly what one would expect from a presidential candidate: a successful career in state politics, decades of public service and a background in the private sector.
But for the former Utah governor, the journey to the 2012 campaign trail was anything but typical. Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. was born on March 26, 1960 in Palo Alto, Calif., to Jon and Karen Huntsman. Huntsman is the oldest of nine siblings. Huntsman Sr. is one of Utah's wealthiest businessmen, with an estimated worth of approximately $1 billion. While the Huntsmans have experienced tremendous success, they have also faced their share of adversity. Huntsman's father moved the family to Maryland in 1970, in order to launch the Huntsman Container Corporation, which famously created the "clamshell" container for McDonald's Big Mac. After returning to the United States in 1982, Huntsman began working as an intern for Utah Sen.