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May 10, 2021
TODD: Who was the first person in your memory to really describe what Mitt Romney is in terms of governance? Because I m a big fan of the idea that there s no such thing as Mitt Romney, that he doesn t exist, that there is a father who s a really good father, loves his kids very much named Mitt Romney. There is a businessman, Mitt Romney, who is shrewd and brilliant and strategic, and creates values or spots undervalued assets and sometimes breaks them up and sells them, which has a human cost to it, of course.
Then there s a guy who wants to be everybody s papa. And that s another Mitt Romney. And, in politics, there is no solid Mitt Romney. I bet you if you went to Mitt and you talked to him about parenting I bet his principles never changed. I bet they ve been solid from Day One. I bet if you went to him in business it would be about the fundamentals and value creation and are we building this entity to last or are we building it to flip, or a
May 10, 2021
TODD: Who was the first person in your memory to really describe what Mitt Romney is in terms of governance? Because I’m a big fan of the idea that there’s no such thing as Mitt Romney, that he doesn’t exist, that there is a father who’s a really good father, loves his kids very much named Mitt Romney. There is a businessman, Mitt Romney, who is shrewd and brilliant and strategic, and creates values or spots undervalued assets and sometimes breaks them up and sells them, which has a human cost to it, of course.
The Utah Republic Party elected Carson Jorgensen as the party chair Saturday. Jorgensen ran on a platform of focusing on rural elections and bringing young people into the party.
As surrounding states in the West continue to trend Democratic, will Utah remain a red stronghold? Or will it eventually become overtaken in an emerging sea of blue?
That’s what’s at stake for Utah Republicans in the race for the Utah GOP’s next chairperson, a position largely off the radar of a public consumed by COVID-19 updates and the promise of better weather. Yet when delegates make their selection from five candidates at this weekend’s state convention, it will help determine the future of their party and its influence on Utah politics, said Derek Brown, the state GOP’s outgoing chairman, who announced last month he wouldn’t be seeking another term to spend more time with his family.
/ The Utah GOP is holding its first in-person convention in two years. Last year’s event was virtual due to the pandemic.
Four candidates are vying to be the Utah Republican Party s next chair. The current chair, Derek Brown, is leaving the position after his first two-year term to spend more time with his family.
Scott Miller, former Salt Lake County GOP Chair, dropped out of the race Friday. He said because there could be a lawsuit related to bullying allegations against his former communications director, he would have conflict of interest as state party chair. Miller resigned from his post as county GOP chair in March after allegations that he