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Subscribe to RSSNBC News has confirmed that Jon Huntsman campaign manager Susie Wiles has quit the campaign, and she's being replaced by top communications aide Matt David.
Huntsman senior adviser John Weaver says in an email:
"Susie has served the campaign well and was vital in getting it off the ground in such a short time-frame. In just under three months Gov. Huntsman has returned from China, launched a campaign and created a strong infrastructure in the 3 early primary states. He's built important relationships with donors, as well as political, policy, and grassroots leaders that other candidates have been courting for half a decade."
More from Weaver: "Now the campaign is moving into phase two which will be more aggressive from a messaging and tactical standpoint and Matt is prepared to take that on."
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If Susie was doing such a great job, why did she quit...or was she fired. Either way Huntsman is like a sailboat in the middle of a lake with no wind. So far his boat isn't going anywhere. And the Tea Party if Florida has started their engines. Florida is make or break for Huntsman. There's plenty of time, but so far he's stalled without a life preserver.
You mean he has no anti-abortion specialist on board?
Well. He must be a closet liberal, after all. Time to hoist anchor and row. He's done in the cupcake wars.
(Oops. Mixed my metaphors again. Must be too much sugar from watching the Food Network.)
Uh oh, the wheels are comming off.
Maybe she was the one who hired the guy who did Huntsman's biker in the desert non-ads and that really was a foolish way to spend Huntsman's money. Or - in true Republican fashion - maybe she was actually a decent human being so they had to get rid of her so they could play their sick brand of hardball!
Did someone say the wheels are falling off.
The wheels came off once he was employed by President Obama - who i will vote for again
The money is dried up time to throw in the towel.
What poll is that? Repubs have been getting smashed in the polls over the debt cealing. In order for Republicans to win elections from now on their going to need fake voter laws tryen to do to mexicans what they did to black folks the wave is coming. The under the table racial remarks and basic disrespect for the first non white president is insane. Repub freshman like that lame that made the stop lying video people like that run your party now. have fun soon getting 20 percent of the vote its coming and coming fast. Its sad too cause i feel that I agree with most of the core values of the Republican party, too bad I was born black!
Susie, obviously got the take off right but has decided to jump ship before the impending fiery crash. Don't get me wrong, I not that familiar with Huntsman, but I must say I find any Republican "moderate" intriguing. Much like, my interest in nearly extinct species.
huntsman has about as big a shot at being elected as obama, zero.
He is like Obama Ron, a non-candidate for POTUS.
Huntsman who? Is he with that candy Cain guy?
Well, that was cheesy.
I suppose he ran away with the Stilton and left the Gloucester waiting at the cutting board.
(If you don't get that, just look up Huntsman cheese)
So now, what WILL we have for a snack with our afternoon glass of liberal whine?
Popcorn is always a good standby!!
Liberal whine? The GOP is the real whiners. "we never get a break from the lame stream media". All the while F@cked News is carried by EVERY cable company in America. But not in Canada because they have a LAW against news programs knowingly lying.
Chocolate (Nature's most perfect food) is great when paired with "whine"!
Anna molly:
You do realize he's running on the republican ticket, or don't you?
Has anyone else noticed that aside from Romney, the only Repub/TP contenders for the Presidency that are Not already holding office of some sort ALL work for Fox News??
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/fox-news-has-nearly-all-p_n_740070.html
Of course, they keep adding crazies as time goes on, and that article is a tad dated now, but still holds a lot of truth: Is Murdoch trying to directly influence who sits in that seat, thinking that they will still be on HIS payroll?
Do you know that Fox News controls the republican party?
This should say everything that needs to be said about FOX News.
And if you need more links just google "Does Fox News broadcast in Canada".
If a whole country knows the Faux News is nothing but lies, then why is anyone using them as a reference for anything
— h t t p://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/276-74/5123-fox-news-lies-keep-them-out-of-canada
— h t t p://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr/fox-news-will-not-be-moving-into-canada-after-all_b_829473.html
Faux News is the Bull Pen for the Repukes "Candidates" !!! Everyone get to take a turn !!!
Faux News is the Bull Pen for the Repukes "Candidates" !!! Everyone get to take a turn !!!
Perry or Guliani will emerge and either will beat Obama
Really? Who is going to vote for them?
Perry is just another extremist religious wacko. The GOP lineup is already full of them. Gulliani will never get the support from the right wing wackos so he won't even get anywhere near the upcomming train wreck.
R U stupid? Or What?
frosty, the Rasmussen poll is notoriously right-leaning. gallup says it's 42%, which is about average for any president this time of the term
Come on GKilgore...I was trying to be nice! LOL! But, yea I agree with you.
frosty, the Rasmussen poll is notoriously right-leaning. gallup says it's 42%, which is about average for any president this time of the term
And the Gallup is left leaning, split the difference to get close to reality. So basically 33%
Perry is handicapped by his association with GWB. . .plus, his record is nothing to crow about. Yeah, I know about the jobs. How long will those last if we don't have educated people to fill them? (Texas ranks in the bottom 5 states as far as education goes.) We spend much less per student than many other states. This year, the TX state budget was balanced on the backs of teachers and school staff--and the students will be paying for it in the future. Perry and the legislators did this despite the fact that we have close to 10 billion dollars in a "rainy day" fund. It's not raining here, and school funding is drying up, while Perry sits on the emergency "well". I wouldn't want him to drain it, but it's important to know when to invest dollars and when to save them.
Perry may be better than Bachman or Romney (?), but not by much!!
Real Clear Politics has President Obama's approval rating at 46% and disapproval rating at 48.3%. As this is an average of several major polls, it represents a more valid rating.
correction, "neither" will beat Obama.
Perry is absolutely the bottom of the barrel as a human being.
I now feel dumber for having read all the idiotic comments.
If you don't know anything - don't comment . . . Please!?!
They didn't mention if she quit or was asked to resign - probably quit - otherwise Weaver would have said something about it.
Did you actually read the HEADLINE!!!!! Or the first sentence of the story!!!! Of course Huntsman isn't going to say " she quit because she said I can't win".
She probably caught a glimpse of reality and got out B4 she got in too deep.
Man can they sling it!
Huntsman is a Democrat who tries to pass himself off as a Republican (Rhino - but not a Conservative). Huntsman continues working for Obama - And should lose more of his staff.
that's actually spelled rino, republican in name only. not rhino, like the animal. you must be a republican.
Now there is a real intelligent statement.
God, you are a poor clueless soul!
Is it just me - or does this group of Republican "Hopefuls" have more problems holding on to campaign staff??? Maybe if they ran on an actual platform - rather than "twisting in the wind" over some half-baked ideology, they would have better results...
Have you noticed that Republicans for every election pulls a certain demographic out and puts Rich white republican america against them. There are still alot of Jim Crows out there. they just use things like not american instead of N!G@er
All of the republicans posting on this comment thread never seem to mention how Obama out raised all GOP candidates in the first quarter by more than two to one. Of course you will start SHOUTING how it's all corporate interests, but no, once again you are wrong no matter how loudly you shout. Most of his donations come from individuals. and Republicans have historically received more campaign donations from business than democrats. and I don't have to shout that because it's the truth.
So why even have an election, whomever raises more money wins, right?! Look up how many losers outspent their competitors in political races for Congress, Senate, and President in the last two decades. You will be a bit worried if you are relying on the contribution amount to determine winners for 2012.
I am a Democrat and I would vote for Huntsman over Obama. Huntsman is pragmatic and I wish the crazies on the right would man up and nominate someone who isn't an insane Sarah Palin-wannabe who literally believes that she was told by God to be both an IRS agent AND an anti-tax "Tea Partier". Like, Jon Huntsman could smash Obama like a stupid fundie like Bachmann or Perry never would be able to.
Did you read that article about how Reagan raised the debt ceiling 18 times? and signed in the highest tax hikes in history? and how Reagan signed the amnesty bill for people that were in the US illegally? Justice Kennedy was considered conservative when he was nominated for the bench, but says his opinions have not changed, it's America that has gotten very, very conservative. Obama is centrist, not leftist.
Please explain why you think Huntsman is pragmatic.
I'm not disputing your claim, but I just don't see it.
Let me add that ideology, not pragmatism rules Washington today. If we had more pragmatists we wouldn't be in this mess.
If you are a democrat, why would you want the republicans to nominate someone who could possibly beat The President?
another one bites the dust...
We ought to fire everyone and start over. You have to have money to run in politics these days
And we all know that money is the root of all evil, so that's why they are all corrupt.
Given the rest of the field, I'd be leaning towards Huntsman or Karger if I were a Republican. Then again, that's probably why I'm an independent.
Jon and ol' Dad have a few bucks to spare...my thought - they hire the 'Rent is too damn high' crazy brotha with the fancy stache in NY. That way he can be all things:
* politically smart by eliminating a competitor
* make end roads with the Black community and the equally large contingent of voters who wear black gloves for no particular reason
* be seen as a job creator
Make this your moment Jon!!
As a Democrat, Huntsman is the only Rep candidate, I can abide. But he is too kind to be a real Republican candidate.....they have enough rocks they have overturn with the ones they have. He won't survive the malia.
Huntsman campaign manager quits, Grover Norquist is to take over,
Watching the wheels come off of the Republican Party is what I'm waiting to watch. It will happen to them all one at a time. What joy and glee this will cause thinking people everywhere except for the non-thinking Tea Party.
who?????
Huntsman joins Presidential race at the statue of liberty, " for starters this jerk is no Reagan. This guy is a total loser and a phoney. This guy is a joke Huntsman you can deceive some, but not the whole country. Look at the gop TEASS lineup, it is hilarious. I'm a Independent.
huntsman is a boring "piss poor" candidate and firing susie wiles will not change that fact !!! what he did was akin to "killing the messenger" !!!
Until he learns to scream hyperbolic bs lies, he will never be heard or accepted by the new ultra-right.