Jonathan Martin scoops:
Jon Huntsman’s former campaign manager is coming out Monday in support of Mitt Romney, POLITICO has learned. Susie Wiles, who left Huntsman’s campaign this summer after clashing with other aides, is to be named a co-chair of Romney’s Florida advisory council. Wiles ran Rick Scott’s gubernatorial campaign last year and is based in Jacksonville.
Wiles left the Huntsman campaign a while ago, so she’s probably not bringing Romney many internal secrets. But Martin reports she’s bringing with her a growing concern that Huntsman’s ready to bolt the GOP:
Sources familiar with Wiles’ thinking indicate that she’s signing up with Romney now because she’s concerned about Huntsman’s refusal to rule out running as a third-party candidate.
