Political Wire: Huntsman Courts Bushies

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May 22, 2011

Huntsman Courts Bushies

Former President George H.W. Bush will have lunch with Jon Huntsman on Monday in Kennebunkport, Maine. With Mitch Daniels not running for president, the Bush political circle -- political and policy advisers, campaign funders and two former presidents -- still does not have a candidate for the 2012 presidential race.

Mark Halperin: "Huntsman might end up being the consensus BushWorld candidate. Within the Republican Party, that remains the largest source of nomination throw-weight out there. Huntsman is playing an aggressive inside game, mirroring his long weekend in New England with many public events. Over the next few weeks, he will go from coast-to-coast doing more prospecting for campaign cash. And BushWorld is watching closely. The semiotics and symbolism of giving Huntsman a Kennebunkport audience are not lost on the very sophisticated Bushes."

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