Jon Huntsman has been uninvited from the RNC’s donor gathering in Palm Beach this weekend where he was slated to be a speaker, BuzzFeed reports. The reason? He called for a third-party presidential candidate to enter the race. Via The Political Wire

Jamelle Bouie’s theory: Huntsman’s problem, aside from serving as the administration’s ambassador to China, is that he doesn’t seem to hate Democrats in general and Barack Obama in particular. His rhetoric is of someone who disagrees with the president, but doesn’t doubt his commitment to improving the country. Unfortunately for Huntsman, this runs counter to nearly [...]

The latest WMUR/UNH poll in New Hampshire finds Mitt Romney continuing to dominate the GOP presidential race with 42% support, followed by Newt Gingrich at 15%, Ron Paul at 12% and Jon Huntsman at 8%. “Also of note is that just 16% of these likely primary voters say they know who they are voting for. So, while [...]

ABC’s Amy Walter named Gingrich the only Republican candidate who won: http://abcn.ws/tNwFLw. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza named him as one of three candidate winners: http://wapo.st/rAFyd3. The New York Times’ Nate Silver gave Gingrich an A- [for context: Huntsman A-, Romney B+, Paul B+, Bachmann B+, Santorum B, Perry B, Cain C]. CBS News put Gingrich at the TOP of their list of winners. [...]

Agree with Taegan Goddard that Mitt Romney, as in previous debates, was the best prepared and gave solid answers to all questions. But this time he had a worthy adversary in Newt Gingrich, who is clearly emboldened by his high polls numbers (and his own intellect). The thing to watch: Will Gingrich’s “humane” stance on [...]

CNN National Security Debate, moderated by Wolf Blitzer, 8 to 10 p.m., live from the historic DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Constitution Hall in NW Washington, in partnership with the Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute. Three topics: national security, foreign policy and the economy. Podium position, left to right: Santorum, Paul, Perry, Romney, Cain, [...]

Republicans are most likely to name Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich as their first choice for their party’s 2012 presidential nomination, with Herman Cain close behind. Among all Republicans nationwide, Romney is the choice of 20% and Gingrich 19%. Among Republican registered voters, Gingrich is at 22% and Romney at 21%. These results are based [...]

A new Magellan Strategies poll in New Hampshire finds Mitt Romney barely edging Newt Gingrich among GOP presidential primary voters, 29% to 27%. They are followed by Ron Paul at 16%, Herman Cain at 10%, Jon Huntsman at 8%, Michele Bachmann at 2%, Rick Perry at 2% and Rick Santorum at 1%.

The latest Economist/YouGov poll shows Newt Gingrich leading the Republican presidential race nationally with 23%, followed closely by Herman Cain at 21% and Mitt Romney at 19%. The remainder of the field is far back: Ron Paul at 7%, Rick Perry at 6%, Michele Bachmann at 5%, Jon Huntsman at 5%, Rick Santorum at 2% and Gary [...]

A new Fox News poll shows Newt Gingrich leading the GOP presidential field nationally with 23%, followed by Mitt Romney at 22% and Herman Cain at 15%. The rest of the pack: Ron Paul at 8%, Rick Perry at 7%, Michele Bachmann at 6%, Jon Huntsman at 3%, and Rick Santorum at 2%. Via The Political Wire.