Huntsman nabs Concord Monitor endorsement

{mosads}Huntsman’s low-octane, socially moderate message has played better in New Hampshire, which will hold the nation’s first primary on Jan. 10, than in other early states such as Iowa and South Carolina. The former Utah governor is polling around 12 percent in New Hampshire — still putting him in fourth place, but a better showing than the 2 or 3 percent he nets in national polls.

“We disagree with Huntsman on a host of issues, including abortion, support for civil unions over same-sex marriage, the need to repeal the landmark healthcare reform act and his desire to extend the Bush tax cuts,” the newspaper wrote. “But we found him, despite his calm demeanor, to be a proponent of bold, hard-nosed reforms that voters, no matter what their party, should consider.”