Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman says he is skipping the Iowa caucuses next year. And Iowa’s Republican Secretary of State Matt Schultz isn’t too happy about it, Politico reports.

huntsman, iowa, secretary of stateDuring the weekend the former Utah governor said he’ll avoid Iowa because he doesn't believe in “subsidies that prop up corn, soybeans and ethanol.”

That didn’t sit well with Schultz.

“Is Jon Huntsman not coming to Iowa because he opposes ethanol subsidies or because he is afraid to explain his positions on other issues?” Schultz said in a statement.

“Iowa Congressman Steve King opposes ethanol subsidies, and he continues to get re-elected with large margins of victory. If Mr. Huntsman refuses to compete in a bellwether state like Iowa, he is not ready for the big dance. After all, our last two presidents won the Iowa Caucus before they went to the White House.”

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