Huntsman campaign fundraising for new ad

Jon Huntsman’s presidential campaign is fundraising to release an ad in New Hampshire.

The former Utah governor’s website features the ad, “Only One,” in which he reiterates points of his “Restoring Trust” tour alongside a counter with the amount of money his campaign has raised for the ad.

The campaign is trying to raise $100,000 to air the ad.

“This nation has been downgraded,” Huntsman says in the ad. “We have been kicked around as people. We are getting screwed as Americans.”

Huntsman says the country is in not only an economic deficit but a “trust deficit.”

“I’m the person who’s going to lead the charge on all of the above and not only fix the economic deficit but I’m going to fix this country’s trust because we’re too good as people to be in the hole we’re in and we deserve better,” he says in the ad.

The fundraising effort is another sign of Huntsman’s ongoing struggles throughout the campaign thus far. He has fallen short of expectations in terms of fundraising and polling and is currently hoping a good showing in the Jan. 10 New Hampshire primary will reverse his fortunes.

Despite Huntsman’s fundraising woes, a super-PAC, Our Destiny PAC, has released ads in the Granite State in support of Huntsman. On Tuesday the PAC reported spending roughly $370,000 on a media buy and production support in support of Huntsman’s campaign.

(h/t: Kyle Leighton)