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Romney pushes early Utah primary that could cost state $3M
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 28, 2011 01:23pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Robert Gehrke |
| Media | Newspaper - Salt Lake Tribune |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 28, 2011 01:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Mitt Romney’s Utah advisers are working to try to get the state’s Republican presidential primary moved up, from late June to earlier in the spring where it might play a bigger role in the nomination process.
If the Romney camp is successful, it could set up an early showdown between Romney, chief of the 2002 Olympics in Utah, and former Gov. Jon Huntsman in Huntsman’s old backyard — and it is a contest that, according to recent statewide polls, Romney would likely win.
"The earlier it is the more likely that clash of the Utah titans would happen," said Reid Wilson, editor of National Journal Hotline, a leading political publication.
However, it could also end up costing taxpayers between $2.5 million and $3 million to stage the primary.
Right now, the Utah Republican Party is planning to hold its presidential primary on June 26, 2012, the same day as the statewide primary election for other Utah offices. |
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