Hatch retirement adds intrigue to 2018 Utah politics
The retirement of Sen.
What does Hatch’s departure mean for
Pignanelli: "The
As governor of
Therefore,
Obviously I'm joking (maybe), but
Other questions are percolating.
Bless Hatch. Even his retirement makes politics unexpected and interesting.
Webb: Romney will obviously win, but he also gives
Will national left-wing and right-wing special-interest groups try to influence
Pignanelli: Within minutes of Hatch’s announcement, extremist groups sent nasty emails to
Utahns do not take kindly to outsiders trying to influence our choice in leaders. So the only beneficiaries of all the external resources will be their local campaign operatives with a fat contract.
Webb: Political anarchist
With Hatch's retirement, insiders are worried that
Pignanelli: Seniority is paramount in the allocation of federal resources to states — which Hatch utilized to benefit
Webb: Hatch’s clout, institutional knowledge and remarkable ability to get legislation passed will absolutely be missed. Hatch’s small-minded and cloistered critics in
That said, while Romney won’t have much seniority, he will have a bully pulpit that few new senators enjoy. He won’t have seniority, but he will have influence. That’s especially so because he will be expected to sometimes strike a course independent of Trump and the news media will frequently seek him out.
However, I’m predicting that Romney will get along better with Trump than many people expect. They will agree on many policy issues. Romney understands that you don’t solve the nation’s problems by being a marginalized bomb-thrower.
Romney could be a force for bringing partisans together and seeking bipartisan solutions. That will be difficult, as Hatch can attest, because there are very few centrist
Compromise isn’t even in the vocabulary of leftist senators
Hatch still has a year of hard work ahead on many important issues. Romney still has to win the job.
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