Utah GOP Passes New Rule That Could Eject Romney From Ballot

[laserhaas]

Source: NY Magazine

With Orrin Hatch retiring, erstwhile GOP nominee and onetime prominent Trump critic Mitt Romney seemingly has a clear path to becoming Utah’s next senator. But a hard-right faction within the state’s Republican Party has taken a drastic step that could derail him.

Over the weekend, the faction passed a bylaw that allows Utah Republicans to expel any candidate that qualifies for the ballot via signatures — the route Romney plans to take.

Utahpolicy.com reports that Utah Republican Party chairman Rob Anderson, a relative moderate, is attempting to fend off repeated challenges to his leadership by a group of aggressive right-wingers in the party’s Central Committee. While they don’t have the numbers to oust him outright, they are able to pass bylaws over his wishes.

On Saturday, they passed one dictating that to get on the ballot, Republicans must follow the state’s current nomination laws, which don’t currently allow signature-gathering as an option.

Read more: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/utah-gop-passes-new-rule-that-could-eject-romney-from-ballot.html

[DownriverDem]

1. Here's

what infighting looks like. Good for them. Not so good for us.

[charliea]

2. Why not?

How is watching their circular firing squad bad for us? Romney would/will win in a walk in Utah. Since he's shown a little less ideological rigidity over time (Romneycare) than Mike Lee, the zealots want him removed. Sounds like a popcorn moment to me.

[laserhaas]

3. It is far worse than most think

Mitt is a Racketeer and SEC Jay Clayton was invested in Bain Capital, who is partners with Goldman Sachs frauds.

Sachs & Mitt were not prosecuted - because their lawyer (Colm Connolly) was arranged to be - the United States Attorney presiding over Romney & Sachs cases.

Biden blocked Colm Connolly from becoming a federal judge, back in 2008; but Trump has re-nominated Connolly for Delaware Federal Bench.

[not fooled]

4. So if it's not mittens

it will be someone more RW? mittens would vote for donnie's agenda anyway.

But, it's nice to see pukes fighting over who's gonna get the right to be loonier.

[vkkv]

5. I keep thinking that the GOP can't possibly get worse and worse, but you know the

saying - You can't FIX STUPID !!!!!!!!

[Javaman]

6. "prominent Trump critic Mitt Romney" since when? he just kissed the orange assholes ring nt

[BlueIdaho]

7. Dont worry the Mormon Mafia will fix it...

Mitt is the favorite son from Temple Square. I’m sure brother Romney will get the nod in the end.

[laserhaas]

8. Unfortunately ..you are probably correct

Mitt has billions; which means he gave hundreds of Millions to the church.

A potential POTUS could be windfall for the church

Meaning they will fix this

[SoCalMusicLover]

9. He's Running For Senate, Not POTUS nt

[laserhaas]

10. Puhhlleeaassee

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