Posted on 06/26/2024 3:34:02 AM PDT by napscoordinator
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A pair of moderate Utah Republicans won primary elections Tuesday for U.S. Senate and governor over far-right candidates who are loyalists to former President Donald Trump, the latest example of how Utah is a rare Republican state that doesn’t fully embrace Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP.
U.S. Rep. John Curtis, who won the GOP primary for Mitt Romney’s open U.S. Senate seat, and Gov. Spencer Cox still support Trump and many of his policies but have shown a willingness to stake out different positions on issues where they disagree.
Curtis and Cox both defeated candidates who beat them at the state party convention earlier this year among delegates who lean far right. But in Tuesday’s primary, when Utah’s more muted GOP electorate had its say, they easily scored victories.
Their wins make Curtis and Cox heavy favorites in November’s general election in a state that leans heavily Republican.
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STUPID UTAHANS!
Mormons should just be democrats. Stupid cultists.
I think a lot of California jerks moved there.
Time for Mitt to take his millions or billions and leave.
Curtis probably won’t be as bad as the senator he’s replacing, Pierre Delecto.
I’m glad January will be the last time we’ll hear from him most likely.
Until Mitt gets a show on CNN or MSDNC.
Maybe. But it would bomb.
Even if Romney was the most conservative on earth, a show from him would be boring. He has a voice that could put all of us to sleep.
Hopefully Paul Ryan will toddle along too.
Stupid,stupid,stupid 🤦♂️
A small town mayor(minor leagues) going for a big league seat. Didn’t happen. It’s a bummer the Philippine Atty. General didn’t go for it.Probably afraid he’d lose.
As Bill Clinton once said It’s time to move on. Worked. For him.
The Mormon Mafia told them how to vote.
Romney said Utah will be fortunate to have Curtis in the Senate.
“John Curtis is a man of honor and integrity who cares deeply about our fellow citizens and the future of our country. We need more leaders like him,” he wrote Tuesday night on the social media platform X.
Oh great. Just great. We never catch a break.
LOL
“Mormons” are a minority in Utah, displaced by waves of illegals and Califlowers invading.
Been that way for many, many years.
You should visit sometime, the place has some nice parks.
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