Sources: Huntsman to exit race; endorse Romney

Published January 15, 2012 5:00am ET



Mulitiple news sources are reporting that Jon Huntsman plans to exit the race for president tomorrow and endorse Mitt Romney.

“Jon Huntsman is proud of the campaign he ran and the message of restoring trust in Washington,” said a campaign official to Politico. “He didn’t want to stand in the way of the candidate most likely to beat Barack Obama and turn the economy around. That’s Mitt Romney.”

The State, an influential South Carolina newspaper, announced their endorsement of Huntsman for president earlier this morning.