Skip to comments.
Mitt Romney fails to secure Utah GOP nomination, will face primary
CNN ^
| April 21, 2018
| Maeve Reston
Posted on 04/21/2018 7:36:11 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Mitt Romney did not win the Utah Republican Party's nomination on Saturday, meaning he must compete in a June primary election as he seeks to replace retiring US Sen. Orrin Hatch.
After a wild and raucous day of voting at the Utah GOP convention, the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee was unable to win the 60% that he needed to head to the November ballot unopposed. When none of the 12 candidates were able to cross that threshold, the party continued with successive rounds of caucus voting until one candidate reached 40%.
On the second round of voting, Utah state representative Mike Kennedy emerged in the lead with 50.88%. Romney came in a close second with 49.12%.
Romney and Kennedy will now compete in a primary set for June 26.
After the vote, Romney said he was looking forward to a primary race. "This is terrific for the people of Utah, and I really want to thank the delegates who stayed so late to give me the kind of boost that I got here today," Romney said, standing on the convention floor after the proceedings were adjourned. "We're going to have a good primary.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; gop; gope; gopprimary; localnews; luggagerackdog; maga; mikekennedy; miltromley; mittens; mittromney; rino; rinoromney; romney; romney2018; uniparty; ut2018; utah; winning
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 101-120, 121-140, 141-160, 161-171 next last
To: EdnaMode
141
posted on
04/22/2018 11:36:19 AM PDT
by
StAnDeliver
("Mueller personally delivered US uranium to Russia.")
To: true believer forever
Does this mean you support Romney or what?Have I really been this vague?
142
posted on
04/22/2018 11:39:11 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: stellaluna
That was disgusting.In what way?
143
posted on
04/22/2018 11:40:09 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: ptsal
144
posted on
04/22/2018 11:42:31 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Just mythoughts
I don’t know anything about Kennedy, but if he’s opposing romney, I’d vote for him.
145
posted on
04/22/2018 12:29:25 PM PDT
by
EODGUY
(Mad-City Wisconsin...40 square miles surrounded by reality.)
To: EdnaMode
Guess he wasn’t wearing the magic underwear!
146
posted on
04/22/2018 12:32:42 PM PDT
by
JME_FAN
To: EdnaMode
Primary out EVERY sitting Republican and Democrat
147
posted on
04/22/2018 12:35:41 PM PDT
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: Elsie
Sorry... memory.
Find a mason in Illinois and has access to the historical records of the Grand Lodge. The Glenview Lodge had a library with these accounts. The accounts were colorful and written mostly as first hand accounts, including discovery concerning the Morman marriage ceremony and other rituals.
148
posted on
04/22/2018 12:40:50 PM PDT
by
ptsal
( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
To: EdnaMode
149
posted on
04/22/2018 1:21:08 PM PDT
by
mombonn
(God is looking for spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.)
To: EdnaMode
How many millions has mittens made from being a professional loser?
He is the epitome of the corrupt, globalist, loser GOP we dont want anything more to do with
150
posted on
04/22/2018 1:32:45 PM PDT
by
WashingtonFire
(President Trump - it's like having your dad as President)
To: manc
Some people are stupid and naïve and blinded by Mr. Steve Stunning. Plenty of nutters on FR were similarly blinded and thought he was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Nothing you could tell them about his horrible record would sink in.
24 years ago, I thought he’d save MA from the horror of Ted Kennedy. It turned out he had his own sinister motives.
To: generally
generally wrote: Interesting that the article is about Romney who came in second instead of Kennedy who came in first. HA! An astute observation! t y 4 the laugh.
152
posted on
04/22/2018 4:31:49 PM PDT
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. - (Thomas Jefferson))
To: fieldmarshaldj
fieldmarshaldj 5:22:32 P.M. ("It's Slappin' Time !") Your tagline may be scaring off some possible FReeplies! 8O)
153
posted on
04/22/2018 4:36:56 PM PDT
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. - (Thomas Jefferson))
To: EdnaMode
154
posted on
04/22/2018 4:40:03 PM PDT
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. - (Thomas Jefferson))
To: heterosupremacist
155
posted on
04/22/2018 4:41:00 PM PDT
by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. - (Thomas Jefferson)
To: heterosupremacist
To: gibsonguy
Sadly I cannot disagree. I wish he would drop out but he's stubborn to the core.
It served him well protecting our borders but he's getting all the wrong advice here.
157
posted on
04/22/2018 6:21:01 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: EODGUY
I dont know anything about Kennedy, but if hes opposing romney, Id vote for him. I know nothing about him either... The 'Kennedy' name, reminded me of Orin Hatch's love affair, with the now dead, lion of the Senate, Ted Kennedy. Myth Romney having been governor of MA, the name and history, seemed filled with all manner of irony.
To: Just mythoughts
159
posted on
04/23/2018 3:53:17 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Enchante
Romney belongs in Mass. and a Kennedy belongs in Utah! Funny world.Indeed! Here's one that always makes me kinda smile. The British get their 'post' from the mail office and Americans get their 'mail' from the post office.
160
posted on
04/23/2018 6:29:35 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP!)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 101-120, 121-140, 141-160, 161-171 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson