LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In an appearance on CNN, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said he is “strongly considering” a run for president. Political scientists and Conservative leaders said they think a potential bid would be unsuccessful.
When asked whether he was considering it, Hutchinson answered in the affirmative.
“I am,” Hutchinson said. “But you have got to get through, of course, this year, but that’s an option that’s on the table.”
Hutchinson, a self-styled moderate Republican who was instrumental in the party’s rise in the state leading back to the 1980s, could offer an alternative to modern Republican figureheads, particularly former President Donald Trump. Hutchinson continues to say he would not support Trump in a reelection bid, and he noted the former president’s decision on whether to run again would not impact his own.
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