SHHHHHHHHH! Be vewy vewy quiet!
I'm hunting WINOs!
Posted on 04/26/2010 8:29:36 PM PDT by george76
Unless Sen. Bob Bennett's political fortunes change dramatically in the next two weeks, he could become Utah's first incumbent U.S. senator to lose his party's nomination in seven decades.
A new Salt Lake Tribune poll of Republican delegates shows Bennett running in third, behind GOP challengers Mike Lee and Tim Bridgewater.
Lee logged 37 percent support in the survey, while Bridgewater came in at 20 percent, and Bennett lagged at 16 percent.
And in a Republican race where only two can survive, that would spell the end for the three-term senator.
Bennett's biggest liability, Coker said, is that delegates have a negative view of the senator: Just 28 percent see him favorably while 61 percent view him unfavorably.
(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...
Now for icing on the cake Utah needs to pass the Arizona immigration law.
Just DOO (Drill Our Own)
Just VTO (Vote Them Out)
Not familiar w Bennett. He a RINO?
Yup. Anti illegal immigration law plus the BC eligibility law. Also if AZ dumps McCain it will be ice cream to go on top of the cake.
Sic Semper Amnesty Quislings
Do I smell the foretaste of a RINO KILL? I hope I do, and hope and pray their are many more to follow!
“Romney endorses Bob Bennett in 2010 Senate race
Romney endorses Bob Bennett in 2010 Senate race
The Associated Press
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
SALT LAKE CITY — Former GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will cash in some of his striking popularity here to help Utah Sen. Bob Bennett fend off potential challengers from within his own party ahead of the 2010 election. The former head of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and former Massachusetts governor will endorse Bennett and appear with him at campaign events on Tuesday.”
I don’t understand the article. Can the Utah state Republican delegates remove a sitting US Senator before his term expires?
No, of course not. This is all about Bennett losing a primary election and not being renominated by the Utah Republican Party as a candidate for the US Senate. Of course, if he doesn't win the primary he can always run as an independent -- if he thinks he can get the support.
No, of course not. This is all about Bennett losing a primary election and not being renominated by the Utah Republican Party as a candidate for the US Senate. Of course, if he's doesn't win the primary he can always run as an independent if he thinks he get the support.
Sorry for the horrible syntax of my last post. I inadvertently posted the wrong version.
You refer to “a primary election” but the article seems to be talking about delegates to a Republican state convention.
If Bennett comes in third at the convention, does he still have the option of gathering petition signatures to qualify for the primary ballot, and perhaps win the Republican nomination anyway?
We should know in two weeks.
a Republican primary race where only two can survive.
I am not from Utah, so I am not up on their rules.
SHHHHHHHHH! Be vewy vewy quiet!
I'm hunting WINOs!
LOL most of the wino’s are in the inner cities. All colors involved....so as not to racially profile...even the Irish can be wino’s...
It’s not a primary, it’s the state party convention. A couple of months ago, there were caucus meetings in all precincts in Utah. They selected delegates for the convention. If one candidate gets 60 percent of the delegate votes (not necessarily on the first ballot, that’s why they were asking the questions about “second choices”), then there will be no primary. But, whatever happens, there will only be two persons on the ballot in the primary.
This article says that it looks like Bennett won’t even make it out of the convention, into a primary. That’s very good news. Either Lee or Bridgewater would be good.
Thank you
Fake conservative. Votes conservative on meaningless happy face stuff.
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