12/30/2009

Gerstein: 'The Huntsman Returns'

Forbes columnist Dan Gerstein predicts that former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will resign his ambassador to China post this summer and enter the 2012 presidential race: "[Huntsman will] start out behind, and he'll have to deal with the baggage of being tied to Obama. But Huntsman ... brings a lot of comparative advantages to the table. He hails from a pivotal electoral region for the GOP; he is far more engaging and genuine than the flat Pawlenty and the flip-flopping Romney; and he can match if not beat Romney on economic policy credibility without his fellow Mormon's corporate-raiding baggage, which will be an issue in the post-bailout era."



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