Jon Huntsman has decided to drop out of the race for White House Sunday night, according to the The Huffington Post.
According to the article, an aide to Huntsman confirmed the news and said the former governor of Utah would endorse Mitt Romney on Monday.
Huntsman stood near the bottom of all recent South Carolina polls. He finished third in New Hampshire, a state that he invested heavily in after skipping the Iowa Caucus.
Jeff Zeleny, a political correspondent for the New York Times, said on Twitter that Huntsman was "poised to endorse Romney."
Huntsman's departure comes during a big weekend for the South Carolina Republican Party. The candidates are gathered in Myrtle Beach for the Tea Party Convention and Monday's SCGOP Debate.
Huntsman had also just earned an endorsement from The State newspaper.
This story will be updated.
Jeremy Cordon
10:37 pm on Sunday, January 15, 2012
hahahaha
harry
7:07 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
if huntsman supports romney, gotta wonder about romney....
harry
7:07 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
if huntsman supports romney, gotta wonder about romney....
Alison Dorée Guerriere
9:10 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
Huntsman was the best of the bunch and I was sorry to hear about his departure. I have been an early supporter of his and was disappointed that his campaign never gained traction. Huntsman hopefully will be returning to the Presidential field in the future and serving as a cabinet member in the interim. He added a lot of substance to the race. I wish him all the best.