Posted on 06/18/2018 8:59:49 PM PDT by Impy
SALT LAKE CITY — The way Mike Kennedy sees it, he’s “just a plain old guy.” He’s no Mitt Romney, the millionaire Republican elder statesman and Kennedy’s opponent for the party’s nomination for Utah’s soon-to-be-open Senate seat. And he’s certainly no Ted Kennedy, the late liberal senator with whom he shares a surname but not a bloodline.
Nope. Mike Kennedy’s “just a plain old guy” who “comes from dirt.”
Mike Kennedy is not really plain or old. He’s a physician, and a lawyer, and a three-term state legislator, a husband and father of eight children. He’s a practicing member of the Mormon LDS Church and an Eagle Scout. And he’s 20 years younger than his opponent.
But you get the idea, and Kennedy is hoping Utah Republicans do, too. He’s not a descendant of a famous political family. He’s not part of the loathed establishment. He’s not “one of the privileged elite” or “just an image on a screen,” he says.
And perhaps most importantly to Utah Republicans, Kennedy’s not going to be a constant thorn in the side of his party’s president. “I stand with President Trump,” he says. “I’m deeply supportive of what he’s done. When I disagree with someone, I don’t need to go give a speech at a university.”
thanks!
I didn’t know Trump endorsed Romney. He must have before the caucas. Trump must have thought that there was nothing to lose by endorsing the backstabber.I would rather endorse a maggot than that Romney prick.
Mitt Romney has a commanding lead over State Rep. Mike Kennedy among likely Republican primary voters according to a new UtahPolicy.com survey. (Who knows if it’s real)http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/16784-poll-romney-leads-kennedy-by-big-margin-in-u-s-senate-primary-race
I don't want to see his 2face stinking a$$ in Congress!
So sad that a part-time, resident can have that much of a lead over someone from the State. Not that residency is a major factor, the issues are, but it would seem that Kennedy is clearly wants to part of the Trump Team, whereas Romney only wants to be on it long enough to win. Then he’ll become another McCain, Flake, Graham, Corker, Barasso, Ernst, Sasse, Issacson, Gardner, Tillis, Rubio, Thune, McConnell, Cornyn, etc etc etc.
Romney will say all the right things to get the votes and then be as anti-Trump as any of them. Amazing that people cannot see that.
Real?
Survey by Dan Jones & Associates. Conducted May 15-25, 2018. 295 likely Republican primary voters. Margin of error +/-5.7%
Snort.
:-)
He could make a pretty good living suing himself...
Go Kennedy...beat Romney...
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