{"id":1937488,"date":"2023-05-24T23:20:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T03:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-gets-the-worst-news-from-utah-mayor-will-mitt-survive-a-2024-re-election-bid\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T23:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T03:26:29","slug":"romney-gets-the-worst-news-from-utah-mayor-will-mitt-survive-a-2024-re-election-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-gets-the-worst-news-from-utah-mayor-will-mitt-survive-a-2024-re-election-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Mayor Delivers Bad News to Romney &#8211; Can He Win Re-Election in 2024?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fromney-gets-the-worst-news-from-utah-mayor-will-mitt-survive-a-2024-re-election-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1937488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Is Mitt Romney About to Lose His Senate Seat?<\/h2>\n<p>At present, Mitt Romney is known for occupying two roles: U.S. senator from Utah and professional NeverTrumper. He might be about to relinquish one of them, and it\u2019s not because he\u2019s made nice with The Donald.<\/p>\n<p>Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Republican nomination for the seat currently held by Romney in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, Washington is broken,\u201d Staggs said in a video announcing his candidacy. \u201cAnd every time we compromise, it costs us trillions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more IRS agents than border agents. And while we\u2019re paying $4 a gallon for gas, they\u2019re sending our money unchecked to Ukraine. Now, we\u2019re almost $32 trillion in debt. Enough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, Staggs noted how, several years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mitt-romney-dumps-ice-cold-water-liz-cheneys-presidential-ambitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romney<\/a> \u201cmoved to Utah and told us what he\u2019d fight for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cue the clip of Romney promising to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blake-masters-announces-gop-senate-run-in-ariz\/\" title=\"Blake Masters announces GOP Senate run in Ariz.\">end illegal immigration<\/a>, putting America \u201con a path to a balanced budget\u201d and to \u201cpush back against federal overreach and to confirm judges who follow the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, how did\u00a0<em>that<\/em> turn out?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing I\u2019ve seen [Romney] fight for are the establishment, wokeness, open borders, impeaching President Trump and putting us even deeper into debt,\u201d Staggs said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<h3>Utah needs another proven fighter and conservative in the Senate.<\/h3>\n<p> We need someone unafraid to stand against the Washington establishment. That\u2019s who I am, but I need your help to get there <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yg5tnTG4mV\">https:\/\/t.co\/yg5tnTG4mV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qof9JQYi7C\">pic.twitter.com\/qof9JQYi7C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Trent Staggs (@MayorStaggs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorStaggs\/status\/1661003252895477764?\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In an interview with the Salt Lake City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2023\/5\/23\/23733851\/riverton-mayor-trent-staggs-announces-run-for-mitt-romneys-senate-seat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deseret News<\/a>, Staggs said he came to the decision to run after a discussion with his family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>As for his experience, he noted that he\u2019d been in elected office in Riverton, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-experienced-spiritual-reawakening-covid-bible-source-truth-not-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salt Lake City<\/a> suburb with a population of just over 45,000, for a decade as a City Council member and mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd throughout that service, I think I have proven myself as a fighter, somebody who is consistently conservative, on all fronts,\u201d he said. \u201cI have consistently been \u2026 on the front lines of what I call the front lines of federal or government overreach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Romney hasn\u2019t said whether he\u2019ll run again for the seat he won in 2018, Staggs told the Deseret News he assumes the incumbent senator will. While the mayor thinks Romney is a \u201creally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-pratt-cried-over-woke-crowds-absurd-backlash-to-comments-about-his-daughter\/\" title=\"Chris Pratt Cried over Woke Crowd\u2019s Absurd Backlash to Comments about His Daughter\">good family man<\/a>,\u201d he said the senator\u2019s ideas are \u201cruinous for America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Riverton mayor isn\u2019t the only Republican considering a run against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mitt-romney-stabs-fellow-republicans-back-explaining-vote-1-7-trillion-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romney<\/a>; last month, Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson announced an exploratory committee to look into a Senate run.<\/p>\n<p>Staggs became the first to officially throw his hat into the ring, however.<\/p>\n<p>Given Mitt\u2019s long history in politics \u2014 two terms as governor of Massachusetts and an unsuccessful run at the White House as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-trump-2024-romney-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican standard-bearer for president in 2012<\/a> \u2014 you would think that a suburban Salt Lake City mayor would have an uphill battle against him. And you\u2019d be right \u2014 but only to a point.<\/p>\n<p>While Romney has broad appeal across the reliably Republican state of Utah, that relatively high level of support doesn\u2019t extend to Mitt\u2019s own party.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should Mitt Romney run for Senate in 2024?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"poll\" value=\"yes\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n<li><label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"poll\" value=\"no\">No<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 2%\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Yes: 2% (10 Votes)<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 98%\">\n\t\t\t<strong>No: 98% (486 Votes)<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Is Mitt Romney Vulnerable in Utah?<\/h2>\n<p>According to a poll in April, while 52% of voters approved of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mccarthy-gets-ambushed-rino-romney-criticism-speaker-gives-perfect-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romney\u2019s<\/a> performance in the Senate, only 47% of Republicans said they approve or strongly approve of the job he is doing. Even worse, only 23% of those who identified as \u201cvery conservative\u201d approved of his performance. It&#8217;s no wonder that a more conservative alternative to the senator might gain traction.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this Twitter user&#8217;s reaction to Staggs\u2019 video: \u201cAnyone but Romney.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anyone but Romney.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bryan Samuels (@BryanSamuels427) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryanSamuels427\/status\/1661052423052599296?\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Interestingly, the same poll found that 73% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-democratic-senators-taylor-swift-joke-falls-flat-ticketmaster-site-crash-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> approved of the job he was doing, including 60% of Utah voters who described themselves as \u201cvery liberal.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What Can We Learn From This?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservative voters in Utah are not happy with Mitt Romney&#8217;s performance in the Senate.<\/li>\n<li>A more conservative alternative to Romney could gain traction.<\/li>\n<li>Democrats and liberals in Utah are more likely to approve of Romney&#8217;s performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that Romney&#8217;s position in Utah is not as secure as it once was. Will he be able to win over conservative voters in the future, or will a more conservative candidate take his place?<\/p>\n<h2>Is Mitt Romney in Trouble?<\/h2>\n<p>It seems like Mitt Romney has forgotten all about the infamous \u201ccorporations are people\u201d and the dog on top of his car. Nice going, Mitt. You\u2019re impressing all the wrong people at exactly the wrong time.<\/p>\n<p>Unless Romney wants to pull a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kyrsten-sinema-leaves-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyrsten Sinema<\/a> and declare himself independent, then, he could be in a bit of trouble. Utah has a \u201csore loser\u201d law that prohibits those who lose in the primary from appearing on the general election ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, even though there are enough liberals in Utah to make Romney look theoretically popular in a general election, that\u2019ll be of little help to him if the state\u2019s Republicans have anything to say about it.<\/p>\n<h3>Primaries and Trouble for RINOs<\/h3>\n<p>Considering that primaries, in general, tend to draw more ardent conservatives or liberals, depending on the party, that spells trouble for one of the Senate\u2019s biggest RINOs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will Romney survive a 2024 re-election bid?<\/li>\n<li>Is he in danger of losing his seat?<\/li>\n<li>What will happen to him?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the questions that are on everyone&#8217;s mind. The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/romney-gets-worst-news-utah-mayor-will-mitt-survive-2024-re-election-bid\/\">Romney Gets the Worst News from Utah Mayor &#8211; Will Mitt Survive a 2024 Re-Election Bid?<\/a> explores the possibilities and the future of Mitt Romney&#8217;s political career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitt Romney is a U.S. senator from Utah and a professional NeverTrumper. However, he may soon give up one of these roles. Riverton, Utah Mayor Trent Staggs has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Romney&#8217;s seat. This is not due to Romney&#8217;s reconciliation with Donald Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":1937489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4506,7086,6125,4602,4133,8607,3618,5389,5764,7627],"class_list":["post-1937488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-4506","tag-bad","tag-delivers","tag-mayor","tag-news","tag-re-election","tag-riot","tag-romney","tag-utah","tag-win"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1937488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1937489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1937488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1937488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1937488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}