In a teaser by Public Policy Polling (D) for their upcoming numbers of Utah, it is dryly noted that Huntsman would “hold Romney to a 68 pt lead head to head.” Ouch.

The Romney campaign last week rolled out a a rather pointed series of endorsements in Utah, including from Sen. Orrin Hatch and the state’s lieutenant governor, attorney general, and top state legislators.

Furthermore, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who broke through in politics as Huntsman’s campaign manager in the 2004 gubernatorial race, is now with Team Romney. “It was a little difficult,” said Chaffetz. “Jon Huntsman is a good man, but when your goal is to beat Barack Obama I just think Mitt Romney is in a much better position to do that.

Freshman Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) — who previously served as Huntsman’s chief gubernatorial counsel — is remaining neutral in the presidential race for now. But oddly for a man who served under him, Lee said he doesn’t have a full idea of Huntsman. “He’s such a new entry that a lot of people — including me — have not yet had an opportunity to review his platform,” Lee told TPM. “He’s something of an unknown quantity as a presidential candidate.”