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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Scenes of internal tensions, tears and disorganization within Jon Huntsman's campaign spilled into plain view before dawn this morning, with a new report from Jonathan Martin at Politico detailing internal discord among senior staffers and campaign strategist John Weaver.
According to Politico, David Fischer (a long-time family friend of Huntsman and Huntsman's father) who was asked to exit the campaign by Weaver, said Huntsman's early failures were rooted in Weaver's problematic management style and "verbal abuse." Fischer recounted worry among family and staffers at Florida headquarters and disclosed previously unknown staff resignations.
When NBC News asked about overall campaign strategy here yesterday, Huntsman said it is not his responsibility.
"Listen I am not going to get into strategy," Huntsman said. "I don't do strategy for a living; I am the candidate. I have a message and I have a vision, and that's my job."
This morning, spokesman Tim Miller called the new developments mere "inside-the-beltway banter."
"Gov. Huntsman is very confident in the campaign's leadership, including John Weaver," Miller told NBC News in an email and phone conversation. "The campaign is on a path to victory with trusted advisers, the right message, and most importantly, the most-prepared and most-accomplished candidate in the field. He's focused on solving this nation's problems, not inside-the-beltway banter."
Today, Huntsman continues campaigning through New Hampshire with a meeting at the Salem Chamber of Commerce and a speech to the Derry Republican Committee.
*** UPDATE *** Miller contacted First Read to clarify that Huntsman is confident in the campaign's leadership and that includes Weaver.
*** CORRECTION *** Miller did not misspell John Weaver's name. That was First Read's mistake.
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Wow market is off over 300pts. The anti-wealth liberals have something to cheer about! That will teach those greedy SOB's to not pay more taxes...... VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2012!
You want to be leader of the free world, but you "don't do strategy for a living". You are "just the candidate".
Damn.
Mark me unimpressed.
P.S. Happy Birthday to President Barack Hussein Obama! :o)
A vote for Obama is a vote for self destruction.
As opposed to a GOP vote for outside destruction??
Should Huntsman get elected, this will be the theme of his administration: "Huntsman said it is not his responsibility."
Do we need another politician who won't take responsibility for anything that happens on his watch?
It seems a bit early in the campaign for this kind of thing. All of the candidates aren't even in the ring yet and the punches are flying.
One of the reasons I believe incumbents do well is because they don't go through primaries or at least not extended ones. The primaries are where the challengers rip each other apart, have scandals in their campaign machine, and expose dirt that can hurt them later.
The GOP is starting early and my guess is that they want to get all the dirt out now hoping people will forget or just ignore it as old news a month before the election. That may be hard to do with all the media coverage, though.
Maybe we have it wrong, ROMNEY and HUNTSMAN think they are runnig for President of their church, to replace WARREN JEFFS. Not President of The United States.
The entire t-gop is no more than a wall-street owned and elitist managed CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE, right smack in our faces!!!
The time literally for t-goper heads to roll..., is possible.
Now there's a politician!!! Not even elected and he's ducking responsibility.
Huntsman is a republican. Romney is a republican. They are both Americans. They are both Mormoms.
And then there is Bachmann and Cain. They're republicans too.
As the little dude on "Laugh In" used to say. "Very interesting."
Almost forgot. Where is Sarah? She said she would announce at the end of summer.
However, she did not specify which summer or which end. Does anybody know?
our country is doomed. please go back thru these posts and THINK about what's happened. everyone is in "Survivior" mode where there can be only one winner and everyone else is a dingbat.
this is not a reality show on TV. this is our country's future. we need to listen to each other and find common ground that we can build on.
do you really want Bin Laden to win?
I laugh at the Liberals on this chat talking about how they "like" Huntsman. It would be like asking the opposing football team what play to run next.
Yeah, we are just trying to be funny when we state we appreciate a politician that at least tries to consider and give merit to people that he may not personally agree with. You know, that consensus thing. That's way funnier that the batshiat crazy talk I've seen your side write about.
If Democrats want a shot at keeping the White House in 12 they better nominate Huntsman. It sounds like they are more likely to vote for him over Obama.
What is so bad about kool-aid? Sure, its bad for your teeth but so are a lot of things. Why do so many posters have this kool-aid fetish?
Really? Google Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple. 914 people died.
Air Thief:
Wow. I thought everyone knew about it.
Take TD's advice. Get yourself up to date on metaphors.
strategy isn't my job? no wonder he's so far behind!!!
We of the United States of America need to listen and watch well next election, not only for President, Your State Congress...everything. I read an artical about a lady talking about the ones that are disable, in nursing homes. Social Security cant stop, medacaid, medicare must go on. In November of 2012. Vote with eyes wide open. Obama "Changes" may have went from bad to worse!
A lot of us has paid in thinking we will be able to get social security when we can no longer work. Where is all of the Americans money with holding all these years we, they paid in? We are intitled to it, it belongs to us! The Rich like Donald Trump ect: Those are the ones need to help us get back on the right track!
Who agrees?
Amen! We are "Jeseus" chosen people and he didnt put us on this earth to suffer. It can be done, people who need or disable needs it, social security is hard to get, you have to be found by two doctors you're disable. Think about it!
Election Nov, 2012. Watch, listen and learn before you cast your vote, even if our votes count!
I'm looking foward to some comments on this.
Aparently even republicans can't get along with republicans. Call Newt maybe he can help.
I cannot wait until the cuts start affect the right wing nuts. For some reason they think corporate america is going to treat them as anything other than slave labor. That why the jobs are overseas....slave labor. Then they blame Obama? He's the only reason the ship hasn't sank already. The terrorist party, subversionist, is what's wrong with democracy. Along with the crazy right, they have obstructed any rational changes. Serve us right to be so ignorant!!!
Seems Ditto Heads and Tea Bagger choose forget the spending spree during the period when the Party of No went on a spending spree without raising taxes,unfounded two wars.The also forget Bush and Cheney initiated Tarp and the bail out of Wall Street.When Bush left office 450,000 Americans each month loss jobs. Yet they think McCain and Waldo Palin would have saved us from the present economic turmoil.
Boy am I glad I live in a country where you can still voice your opinion without being hunted down and put up against the wall and shot, of course that will change in 2012 if the current leader of this country gets re-elected cause his over inflated ego will make him think that he is invincible much as he does now. I feel sorry for all of you who have admitted you voted for him as I would take Sarah Palin on her worst day over the communist, muslim extremist, NON american in the white house now.
I am so sorry for my grand children and great grandchildrem for inheriting what the generation I raised did to this country and, my Son who has fought in 3 wars and has been away from his family and home for a year or more at a time just so people can vote for whatever has the most money from America haters as george soros, obamas money man.
"I DON'T DO STRATEGY, I AM THE CANDIDATE" What in hell are we doing even "thinking" about this idiot's desires? "HE DOESN'T HAVE TO KNOW ANYTHING, HE IS THE PRETTY FACE TELLING EVERYONE THE REPUBLICRAP TALKING POINTS. What has our political process come to, manipulation of half truths by talking heads intent on "keeping the truth" away from us. This JOKE and others like, Romney with possible drug money donations, Bachman and her "pray away the gay" homo husband, Mr Perry and his global climate change deniers praying for rain, WHAT A WONDERFUL GROUP OF DEGENERATES. And these people want to make laws FOR US TO OBEY. Of course they all have one thing in common, they appeal to a bunch of "Simpson" mentality voters. Their teabag Representatives managed to kill our economy in a few short months on the job. WONDERFUL ISN'T IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!