Asked on Fox News Sunday whether it made sense to run as a centrist when the Republican base seems to be moving to the right, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman took a subtle dig at rival Mitt Romney, who is under near-constant criticism from opponents who claim he has switched positions to please the electorate.
"I'm not going to contort myself into a pretzel and become something I'm not," Huntsman said.
Working to downplay expectations ahead of the Jan. 10 New Hampshire
primary where he's placed all of his hopes, Huntsman said he didn't
have to place first, but had to impress by doing better than people
predicted.
"We have to beat market expectations. We have a
message that will allow us to beat market expectations," he said.
Huntsman said he absolutely
believed that would happen, and that the momentum would then translate
to South Carolina and Florida, two other states that will make their
pick for the Republican nominee in January.
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