Politics | Stephen Colbert Colbert: Maybe I'll Run for President Poll putting him over Huntsman has him excited By Kevin Spak Posted Jan 12, 2012 8:46 AM CST Copied Colbert: Maybe I'll Run for President Stephen Colbert gets some delightful polling news. (Comedy Central) Stephen Colbert is so elated that he's polling ahead of recent guest Jon Huntsman that he's contemplating jumping into the race for real, he told his audience on last night's Colbert Report. "I'm sorry, Governor Huntsman. I guess the Colbert bump reflected off of you and bounced back to me. That happens in the rare instances when my guests are even whiter than I am." "This just got real," Colbert told the audience. "I've got to ask … should I run for president in South Carolina?" The audience naturally cheered, but Colbert said he'd first need to pray on it (two seconds later he declared God to be "good with it") and then "go home, sit down, and talk it over with my money." He promised that tonight he'd make a "major announcement" and an "historic decision." Read These Next What people are saying about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. Obama warns US is facing an unprecedented 'political crisis.' Inside one of Pennsylvania's deadliest days for law enforcement. 'Our people have not historically hung ourselves from trees.' See 1 photo Report an error