Jon Huntsman revs up to take on 'a bunch of cranks' for GOP nomination

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In six days time Jon Huntsman plans to officially launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in view of the Statue of Liberty – the same place as Ronald Reagan.

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One of Huntsman's advisers told Esquire that Huntsman will call for a rapid withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, and laid into Huntsman's rivals for the GOP nomination as "cranks" and the field of candidates being "the weakest since 1940":

There's a simple reason our party is nowhere near being a national governing party," Weaver told Esquire. "No one wants to be around a bunch of cranks.

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In an email to supporters from Huntsman's wife, Mary Kaye:

In less than a week, a new generation of conservative leadership will emerge. No loud voices or drama, instead a vision for America that reverses the course we're on.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2011/jun/15/jon-huntsman-video-republican-announcement

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the field of candidates being "the weakest since 1940":

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