Huntsman Will Seek to Run on His Record
Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
A funny thing happened to Salt Lake City environmental activist Lynn de Freitas after a new conservative Republican took Utah's top office in 2005 in what is probably the most conservative state in the union: She began getting traction on her pet issue, which is preserving and protecting the ecosystem of the Great Salt Lake.Lynn de Freitas is executive director of Friends of Great Salt Lake. The new governor was Jon Huntsman, who had emerged from a crowded GOP primary in part by being shrewd enough to persuade popular Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert to settle for remaining in the number two spot....
A funny thing happened to Salt Lake City environmental activist Lynn de Freitas after a new conservative Republican took Utah's top office in 2005 in what is probably the most conservative state in the union: She began getting traction on her pet issue, which is preserving and protecting the ecosystem of the Great Salt Lake.Lynn de Freitas is executive director of Friends of Great Salt Lake. The new governor was Jon Huntsman, who had emerged from a crowded GOP primary in part by being shrewd enough to persuade popular Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert to settle for remaining in the number two spot....