Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman took aim at front-runner Mitt Romney on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, and told Larry Kudlow he’s the best candidate to unseat President Obama in November.

Huntsman, former governor of Utah and U.S. ambassador to China, said Romney is making himself “completely unelectable” when he makes statements like the one he made earlier Monday about firing people. During a speech to business leaders, the former Massachusetts governor said, “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me” when talking about how people should be able to chose their own health insurance.

“Words and statements matter and when you are in a heated campaign,” Huntsman said. “I just want to make sure we can get somebody who can go up against Barack Obama and not be chewed up by the political machine that’s going to have a billion dollars to spend on it.”



To take on Obama, the candidate has to be able to get more than just Republican votes, and Huntsman said he’s the man who can deliver.

“In order for someone to beat Barack Obama this year, they’re going to actually have to co