Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Huntsman eyes Florida as base for 2012 campaign

By Michael O'Brien [The Hill]

Former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman is eyeing Florida for the
headquarters of his 2012 presidential campaign, should he decide to run.


Huntsman, the former Republican governor of Utah, could locate his
campaign headquarters in Orlando, smack dab in the middle of the key
swing state of Florida.

The decision to locate his headquarters in Florida can be attributed in part to the fact that his wife, Mary Kaye, hails from Orlando and has family and friends there. The state's also a big fundraising base, and the ability to win Florida is sometimes seen as a bellwether for a candidate's electability
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