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Mitt Romney's winning the Utah senatorial race for Orin Hatch's seat would place a very formidable voice of "truth to power" in Washington, and it'd be a voice that need not concern itself with Utah voters' disapproval on account of their approbation for Donald Trump.
Though, in 2016's presidential election, Trump won the overall Mormon vote, he did so by a margin of three-to-five. In contrast, both Romney and Bush won the Mormon vote by four-to-one. Indeed, in Utah, Trump didn't even win a majority of the votes cast, winning but 45% of the popular vote in Utah.
Of course, Romney has not won the race and even if he does, it remains to be seen in what regard and to what extent he indeed becomes a voice of vehement opposition to Trump. That said, nobody would be surprised if Romney were to use a senate win and the platform it gives him to launch a primary bid for the GOP 2020 presidential nomination, and Lord knows that no matter what one hears from Trump's base, there's no paucity of Republicans would happily see just about anyone other than Trump in the WH.
Additional reading:
Though, in 2016's presidential election, Trump won the overall Mormon vote, he did so by a margin of three-to-five. In contrast, both Romney and Bush won the Mormon vote by four-to-one. Indeed, in Utah, Trump didn't even win a majority of the votes cast, winning but 45% of the popular vote in Utah.
Of course, Romney has not won the race and even if he does, it remains to be seen in what regard and to what extent he indeed becomes a voice of vehement opposition to Trump. That said, nobody would be surprised if Romney were to use a senate win and the platform it gives him to launch a primary bid for the GOP 2020 presidential nomination, and Lord knows that no matter what one hears from Trump's base, there's no paucity of Republicans would happily see just about anyone other than Trump in the WH.
Additional reading:
- How Pro Trump are Mormons?
- Trump raves about canned tuna at Mormon church food pantry | Daily Mail Online
I suspect Trump didn't increase his perceived intellectual acuity among Mormons when he went to a food bank, Welfare Square Cannery, Mormons operate so that poor people can go there to get food for free and that Mormons use as a staging place for distributing food and supplies to needy people in distant locales. Just what did Trump think he was doing by gathering grocery items that one cannot pay for because they are given away?