I expect that if Jim Matheson runs, the Presidential race will be a drag on him. However, Republicans cannot take this race for granted.
I hope that Jason Chaffetz is the nominee.
So we’re supposed to believe that Utah will send a pro-abortion, “moderate” Democrat to the U.S. Senate in a presidential election year? Ridiculous.
Either Hatch or Chaffetz will win, although if Matheson runs it won’t be the usual GOP blowout. I’d rather have the more conservative Chaffetz run rather than Hatch, but it’s not as if Hatch is Lincoln Chafee (or even Dick Lugar, for that matter), so if UT Republicans nominate Hatch I won’t lose any sleep over it.