[skeeter]

Republicans dont constantly lose to democrats in legislative battles because they're more stupid or less capable - most of them hate the conservative's ideal of smaller government as much as the democrats do.

Hatch is a good example.

[shelterguy]

Let’s all say it together... TERM LIMITS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Palin just endorsed Hatch, and she normally only endorses those who are projected to win.

However, Hatch is relying on Salt Lake county, which is a bastion of liberals, and even radicals, and there his poll numbers have slipped. In the rest of Utah, Liljenquist may have a strong advantage.

http://www.onlineutah.com/countypopulation.shtml

As an interesting note, Liljenquist has some odd connections. After graduation from BYU, magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, he attended the University of Chicago Law School graduating as a Juris Doctor in 2001.

He spent the summer between his first and second years of law school interning for the Institute for Justice (Libertarian) Clinic on Entrepreneurship. Between his second and third year, he interned for Kirkland & Ellis where Ken Starr was the lead counsel.

Before starting his final year of law school, he interviewed with Bain & Company.

So he has very indirect connections with Obama, libertarians, the opposition to Bill Clinton, and finally Mitt Romney.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Liljenquist