Whatever happened to the Jon Huntsman, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich campaigns anyway?
by Jonathan Weisman
The presidential campaign manager of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. quit the candidate’s operation Thursday, turning the reins over to campaign communications director Matt David.
Susie Wiles, whose position as campaign manager was eclipsed by Mr. Huntsman’s high-profile advisers, told the Miami Herald the campaign was “an overwhelming commitment.”
“It was just time,” she told the Herald. “I signed up to get it started. It’s like a phase. This morning I said it’s time to move on.”
Mr. Huntsman, President Barack Obama’s former ambassador to China, entered the presidential race with a flourish last month, promising to elevate the tone with a campaign that would respect both his fellow Republican competitors and the president. But it has so far failed to catch fire. In a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll this week, 2% of Republican primary voters picked him as their first choice for the GOP nomination, behind Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and tied with former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, other and none of the above.
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