To put it bluntly, he thinks he can defeat his former boss.
鈥淥ne thing that unites all Republicans is a desire to unseat Barack Obama,鈥� says Richard Quinn, a South Carolina consultant who works on Huntsman鈥檚 campaign.
鈥淗e feels he鈥檚 the right man for the job,鈥� says Ford O鈥機onnell, director of the Virginia-based Civic Forum PAC.
The relatively moderate Huntsman, whose good looks and polish position him as the GOP鈥檚 Obama, may be more electable than most of his more partisan contenders. He鈥檚 also a strategic politician who sees an opening in a weak field.
鈥淗e really feels he鈥檚 somebody who can help fix economic policies,鈥� says Mr. O鈥機onnell. 鈥淗e sees this as an opportunity to really make a difference.鈥�
