Jon Huntsman and Obama administration colleagues meet with the President
on Air Force One enroute to China in November, 2009 (Photo: White House)
An interesting line from the Glenn Thrush/Kasie Hunt
article on Jon Huntsman's family business and its dealings with Iran:
But the issue of the subsidiary — first brought to POLITICO’s attention by a Huntsman opponent — suggests that Huntsman faces political risk from his connection to Huntsman Corp., which has 12,000 employees worldwide and revenue exceeding $9 billion as of 2010, when, as expected, he declares his candidacy for president.
The article is interesting in itself, but the fact that Huntsman's political opponents—whether inside or outside the Republican Party—are already beginning to dump opposition research on him shows that it's not just the media that's taking him seriously. It's his political rivals, too. No matter how strong Mitt Romney's position may seem, there's still a long way to go in the GOP primary season.