Jon Huntsman Jr

The GOP's Massive Problem

Andy Ostroy | Posted 03.25.2012

Is there a chance there will be no clear winner by August? Is there a possibility of a brokered convention? Will the party's leaders entice Mitch Daniels, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie or Paul Ryan to come to Tampa for a chance to grab the Oval Office keys? At this point, anything's possible.

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Why I'm Endorsing Rick Santorum

Andy Ostroy | Posted 03.21.2012

While he may come off as arrogant, insolent, temperamental, smug, self-aggrandizing, narrow-minded, intolerant and bigoted, it's not political expediency talking. He's not pretending. With Rick, what you see is exactly what you get.

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The Seven Dwarfs and Sleazy Is In the Lead

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Martha Stewart, Herman Cain, Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman Jr, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics News

It is inconceivable to many that this is the best of the Republican Party but alas it appears to be.

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How Jon Huntsman Jr. Could Be the GOP Nominee

Andy Ostroy | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Gop, New Hampshire Primary, President Obama, 2012 Election, Herman Cain, Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman Jr, Republican Party, Jon Huntsman 2012, Elections 2012, Michele Bachmann, Politics News

Huntsman's smart, witty and squeaky-clean, and with his impeccable bi-partisan credentials, diplomatic and foreign policy expertise, and moderate positions he just may be the prom queen voters want to send up against President Obama next November.

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Why This Democrat Is Rooting for Jon Huntsman Jr.

Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Gop, President Obama, Jon Huntsman Jr, 2012 Election, Republican Party, Jon Huntsman, Elections 2012, Jon Huntsman 2012, Politics News

Huntsman should be the Republican nominee not simply because he deserves to be, but because his candidacy would restore civility, integrity and sanity to a political process that has driven off a cliff in recent years.

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Thoughts on the GOP Debate

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.23.2011

The current pack of GOP hopefuls mainly consists of a bunch of under-qualified loons, led by cracked Tea Pot queen Michele Bachmann.

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Huntsman Signed Bill Requiring Utah To Study Mandate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Utah Health Exchange, Mandates, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Gop, Massachusetts, Jon Huntsman Jr, Healthcare, Utah, Presidential Primary, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Ever since former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. began his public deliberations on whether he would seek the GOP nomination for president, he has...

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Jon Huntsman Flirted With 'Death Panels' As Governor

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Gop 2010 Elections, Jon Huntsman, Death Panels, Sarah Palin, United Way, Elections 2012, Health Care Reform, Jon Huntsman Healthcare, John Huntsman Death Panels, Health Insurance, Jon Huntsman Jr., Jon Huntsman Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

Two years before Sarah Palin conjured “death panels" from her active imagination, Utah’s business elite devised its own far less infamous version....

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Potential GOP Presidential Candidate Favored Health Care Mandate As Governor

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Utah Health Exchange, Mandates, United Way, Mitch Daniels, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Gop, Healthcare Reform, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Jon Huntsman Jr., Utah, Politics News

HANCOCK, N.H. –- To hear Jon Huntsman and his advisers tell it, he is a bedrock conservative on health care who took a free market approach as gover...

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China's Web Police Block U.S. Ambassador's Name

AP | ANITA CHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Ambassador to China, US China Relations, China Internet, Jon Huntsman, China Web Police, Jon Huntsman Jr, Jon Huntsman China, China, Foreign Policy, World News

BEIJING — China widened its Internet policing after online calls for protests like those that swept the Middle East, with social networking site Lin...

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An Ode to Huntsman

David Helfenbein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Jon Huntsman, Presidential Election, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jon Huntsman China Ambassador, Jon Huntsman Jr, 2012 Election, Politics News

I wish there were more Republicans like Jon Huntsman. And when you have a leader like him, it doesn't matter what side of the aisle you are on - you still should take notice of this rising star.

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Retro Politics

Libby Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Gay Rights, Jon Huntsman Jr, Gary Herbert, Utah, Politics News

Despite his Republican status, Jon Huntsman pushed for equal rights for everyone and advocated energy efficiency in order to battle global warming. Sadly, those days are over now.

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Are Some Top Republicans Conceding Obama's Second Term?

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, 2016, Charlie Crist, Wingnuts, Tim Pawlenty, Republicans, Presidential Election, Jon Huntsman Jr., Barack Obama, 2012, Politics News

{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.} Any list of potential 2012 Republican Presidential candidates can be broken down into the die-hard win...

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Plouffe: Jon Huntsman Makes Me A "Wee Bit Queasy"

ABC4 | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is one republican presidential candidate that President Barack Obama's campaign manager fears the most in 2012...and his name is Jon Huntsman Jr...

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Strange: Utah Governor's Parents Max Out Donations To GOP, Dem Campaign Committees

CQ Politics | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jon Huntsman Jr, Jon Huntsman Sr., Dscc, Nrsc, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Politics News

Jon Hunstman, Sr., a businessman who is the namesake father of the Republican governor of Utah, last month gave the maximum $30,400 to the National Re...

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GOP Governor: Congressional Leadership 'Inconsequential' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jon Huntsman, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Nancy Pelosi, Obama Congressional Leaders, Harry Reid, Congressional Leaders Obama, Jon Huntsman Jr, Politics News

In an interview with the Washington Times, the Republican governor of Utah on Monday said his party's leaders in Congress' lack of new ideas renders t...

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Utah's GOP Governor Backs Same-Sex Unions

UPI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Utah Civil Unions, Utah Gay Marriage, Jon Huntsman, Prop 8, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Utah Mormons, Jon Huntsman Jr, Gay Marriage, Utah Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

The Republican governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman, backs a proposal that would give same-sex couples the right to civil unions in the state. A spokeswoma...

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2008 Utah Gubernatorial General Election:
Huntsman (R-i) vs. Springmeyer (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2008, Active, Bob Springmeyer, Dell Schanze, General, Governor, Jon Huntsman Jr, Pollster, Politics News

UT-Gov: Huntsman vs Springmeyer

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Sundance Friday: Hanks, Malkovich and Politics On Show

Michelle Kung | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Hanks, Sundance Film Festival, Jon Huntsman Jr, John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Sundance 2008, Entertainment News

An ex-pat, Malkovich admitted to having basically tuned out of the American political scene "since 1972." More opinionated was Utah governor Jon Huntsman, Jr, who showed off his Mandarin skills.

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