Flake, Huntsman Give A Helping Hand To McCain

This past weekend, John McCain was joined by campaign surrogates Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman.

To our knowledge, this was Flake's first trip to New Hampshire. Huntsman was in the state back in January, when he attended the NH GOP convention.

Bringing prominent supporters to the Granite State, appears to be an ongoing strategy for the McCain campaign.

Earlier this month, McCain was joined on the trail by former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty have also appeared in the Granite State stumping for McCain. Pawlenty and Graham are often considered to be candidates for potential cabinet positions in future Republican administrations.

Huntsman Helps McCain

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. was in Manchester today. Huntsman was at the Merrimack Restaurant for a "John McCain 2008 Exploratory Committee" luncheon. McCain supporters were handing out fliers promoting the event, at the NH GOP convention. Huntsman is also a former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and a staff assistant for President Reagan. Huntsman will be up for re-election in 2008. In case you were wondering, Jon Huntsman Sr. is a national finance co-leader for Mitt Romney.

The picture above is of Huntsman Jr. and Romney in 2005. Huntsman wrote a series of foreign policy briefs for Romney.