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Sen. Hatch facing do-or-die caucuses
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Mar 08, 2012 06:18am |
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| News Date | Thursday, March 8, 2012 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Orrin Hatch’s (R-Utah) political career will be on the line in the next week.
Utah’s primary is still months away, but Hatch’s future is likely to be determined at the March 15 Utah Republican caucuses, making this a do-or-die week for the six-term senator.
The state has a convoluted nomination process: Its caucuses select delegates to the state convention, where the party determines whether to hold a primary.
Tea Party activists packed the convention and defeated Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) there two years ago, and hope to do so this year to beat Hatch. But unlike Bennett, Hatch is ready for the fight.
“We’ve been at this campaign for a year and our focus has been on the caucuses,” said Hatch campaign manager Dave Hansen. “We take them very seriously. Are we focused on them? Absolutely.”
For almost a year, Hatch has been recruiting people to run as delegates, training volunteers in how the caucuses work and running targeted radio and television ads aimed at active Republicans. His first direct-mail piece went out last summer. |
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