Posted on 09/11/2017 9:32:19 AM PDT by Alter Kaker
Sources tell UtahPolicy.com that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is preparing to run for Senate in 2018 if Sen. Orrin Hatch decides to retire.
Sources close to Romney say the two-time presidential candidate will jump into the 2018 Utah Senate scrum if Hatch opts not to.
So far, Hatch has not made up his mind as to whether he'll run for an eighth term in 2018. He has previously said he was planning on running as long as his and his wife's health holds up.
Dave Hansen, a longtime political advisor to Hatch, told UtahPolicy.com last month that he didn't expect Hatch to decide on his political future until October. However, sources now tell UtahPolicy.com that Hatch may not make up his mind until December.
Hatch's reticence to make a definitive announcement is presenting other candidates from getting in the race, but Romney has the financial resources to mount a campaign no matter when Hatch decides.
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And he’ll probably win with assistance from the Mormon Mafia.
Does anyone give a s***?
No, only patriotic Americans...
He and Evan McMullin can split the “moderate” vote.
Carpet bagger! WTH!
Candidates for any office should have to be residents in a represented territory for a set period.
6 years would seem logical to me.
He would be worse, because he would be just as much a RINO as Hatch, but would try to be more involved in leadership and would love getting lots of airtime to harm conservatives.
Did you mean carpetmunchers?
Well, we can’t win them all.
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