Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman mulling 2018 Senate run

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is considering a run for the Senate in 2018, he told Bloomberg in a podcast interview released Tuesday.

“I’ve always said that I’ve got one more run left in our bones. And I don’t know what that will be. But I love this country,” Huntsman said. “We’re going to take a good look at maybe a future Senate run in the state of Utah.”

Whether or not the two-time Utah governor runs for office will depend on whether or not longtime Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) seeks an eighth term in the upcoming midterm elections. Hatch had previously said he will not run in 2018 but told Roll Call earlier this month that Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election had given him cause to reconsider retiring from the Senate.

In addition to serving as Utah’s governor, Huntsman was the U.S. ambassador to China for President Barack Obama. He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 but dropped out after failing to register significant support in either Iowa or New Hampshire, the first two primary states.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/jon-huntsman-2018-senate-run-231928

[Zambero]

1. He'd be a big improvement over Hatch

Whether or not a moderate Republican could win these days in Utah is another matter.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Hatch used to be a McCain-like elder

and "mavericky". Then Mike Lee came along and Hatch went teabagger just to make it through the primaries.

[Brainstormy]

3. One of the few Republicans

I don't loathe.

[Feeling the Bern]

5. Same. I don't loathe. I just detest.

[Island Blue]

4. He seems like a sane Republican.

An endangered species for sure.