Sources say Chaffetz is in against Hatch
2012 Elections, Breaking News Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
BY ROBERT GEHRKE, The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz has told several Utah political insiders that he plans to run against Sen. Orrin Hatch next year, setting up a major intraparty Republican 2012 battle.
All eyes have been on the second-term congressman for months. But five Utah politicos, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Chaffetz has told them directly in recent weeks that he will contend for the Republican nomination.
Chaffetz said Tuesday that he’s not making any official announcement yet, but he is moving toward a Hatch challenge.
“I have an increasing clarity,” Chaffetz said. “Until I walk up to the microphone to make an announcement, it’s not official. But it’s no secret I’ve been thinking about this and I’ve been gravitating in that direction.”
Hatch’s campaign manager, Dave Hansen, said he has heard that Chaffetz has made some calls to tell people he would get in, but hasn’t heard anything definitive.
“We’ll just have to wait and see if he does it and, if and when he does, then I’ll have a comment on it,” Hansen said. “The senator’s campaign is not based on who his opponents are. It’s basically just making sure we get his message out.”
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Posted by gadsden on Jun 2 2011. Filed under 2012 Elections, Breaking News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
That would be a good trade in my book. Hatch is good at defending a few liberties but I don’t think he takes the constitution seriously — too willing to go along to get along