Video: Huntsman: I?m the only real conservative

>> former utah governor and republican presidential hopeful jon huntsman joins us in the studio. good to see you, good morning.

>> it's a pleasure to be here.

>> let's figure out what's going on with this debate. donald trump says you called his office. he said you have very little chance of winning the nomination. he said you'll tell the truth because you're mormon. what is the truth, what happened?

>> i called his office one time when he got out of the race, as i did tim pawlenty , just as a gesture of kindness. this is about jobs for the american people . this is a serious debate that we ought to be having here in the united states . it's about two deficits that we have, matt. we have an economic deficit and we have a trust deficit in this country. people no longer trust their institutions of power. they don't trust congress, they don't trust the executive branch , they don't trust wall street and this just adds to the cynicism.

>> i'm happy to give you the opportunity to say those things on the show, but why not appear on a stage on december 27th with donald trump as the moderator and as you've heard at least three other candidates stating their case. you know donald trump garners attention. you need attention. you're down in the polls. why not take it.

>> we'll have a one-on-one debate with newt gingrich the right way. i believe that the presidency of the united states of america is beyond reality shows, matt. this is a joke. so you have two or three people go on and then mr. trump after will weigh in in terms of who he thinks he wants to support. this is about politics as show business .

>> do you think it would be a mistake for mitt romney , who's one of the front runners , depending on what state you're looking at the polling in, to accept the invitation for this debate?

>> as usual, mr. romney can't make a decision. he's weighing both sides and may flip-flop on this as well. all i can tell you is this leads to deeper and greater cynicism by the american people at a time when we need trust in our system.

>> let me read you what eric erickson wrote. here's the funny thing about jon huntsman . his record as a governor is more conservative than newt gingrich and mitt romney combined. he is more pro-life than either of them. he is more economically wedded to the free market than either of them. he has better foreign policy experience than either of them. huntsman should be a conservative hero in this race. yet i look at the polling and you are way, way down in the pack. what's the problem?

>> we are moving up in new hampshire .

>> 30 points behind the front runner .

>> new hampshire always up-ends conventional wisdom every sipping el time. the reality is people are giving us a second look, a first look in some cases. largest tax cut in the history of my state. i'm running against a conservative flip-flopper. i'm running against a grandiose conservative. people are coming around to the reality that i'm a consistent conservative.

>> so you have people right where you want them? if you look at the course of this race so far the conservatives have looked for an alternative to mitt romney . they started with michele bachmann . they went to perry, they went to herman cain , now it's newt gingrich . why haven't they called your name?

>> we have weeks left in this race. new hampshire is always the state that up-ends conventional wisdom . i have every belief given 115 public events we have done on the ground they will coaless around a consistent conservative and find us there.

>> you're not even thinking about iowa there, right? your numbers are such that you didn't qualify for a debate this weekend.

>> we were not even competing in iowa from the beginning.

>> so what is the number you need to achieve in terms of voter response to you in new hampshire that keeps you in this race?

>> we've gone from zero to low double digits. we need to exceed market expectations. we need a market mover and that's exactly what's happening in new hampshire .

>> why?

>> because our message is resonating. we're talking about congress needing term limits . we're talking about closing the revolving door for congressmen who go right into the lobbying profession, trading on their relationships and insider information . we're talking about banks in this country that are too big to fail. no other candidate is going to take on congress. no other candidate is going to do what needs to be done with respect to the banking problem we've got.

>> and you'll continue to talk about those things no matter what the results in new hampshire for your team?

>> we will keep talking .

>> all right. former governor jon huntsman . governor, it's nice to have you here in the studio. thank you very much.

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