Posted on 10/17/2017 1:45:18 AM PDT by cotton1706
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) may become the next target in the move to unseat the Republican establishment if he intends to run for reelection and he might have to face formidable opposition from a member of the Mercer family.
Boyd Matheson, President of the Sutherland Institute and former chief of staff to Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), is considering a run for Hatch’s Senate seat and may receive the backing of one of the most powerful Republican campaign donors, Rebekah Mercer, FOX Business has learned.
In an interview with Matheson on Friday, the former Lee aide confirmed that not only did he meet with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and former Trump campaign adviser David Bossie in Washington D.C. about a possible Senate run, but said he also had a phone conversation with Rebekah Mercer that same week.
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Matheson would be a worthy addition to the Senate. A major-league improvement over Hatch and someone who could help keep the seat from the globalist Romney.
Wouldn’t be surprised if HATCH took “early retirement” to let MITCH “fill the vacancy” - a familiar GOPe move to make a designated candidate an “incumbent” thus giving him an edge on the competition.
“Wouldn’t be surprised if HATCH took “early retirement” to let MITCH “fill the vacancy””
Thankfully, Hatch’s replacement under that scenario would have nothing to do with McConnell, but rather the Governor of Utah who gets to appoint a replacement. And in Utah, that replacement has to be from the same party as the one who left or died. Thirty-six states use this method of succession.
Never count your Hatch before he chickens.
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Chris Stewart please.
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