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Last weekend, Republican convention delegates narrowed the field of candidates for the U.S. Senate race to two: Dan Liljenquist and Orrin Hatch. This is the first time in 36 years that Hatch has faced a primary opponent.


 
 
The Republican Women of Utah Valley hosted a debate on April 4 between Republican Senate candidates Orrin Hatch, Dan Liljenquist, and Chris Herrod. Below are questions from the debate split into separate video clips.

 
 
Many people ask, "Who is running against Orrin Hatch?". Here is a series of 15 videos introducing someone running for U.S. Senate in Utah. His name is Dan Liljenquist.

 
 
Glenn Beck and Pat Gray praise Mike Lee for his work as Utah's junior Senator and then mention Dan Liljenquist as a good alternative to Orrin Hatch. Listen to the 3 minute clip below:
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And here's some bonus audio. On Rod Arquette's show yesterday, he took some calls from people wanting to comment on Orrin Hatch saying he wouldn't run again in 2018. It was a brutal few minutes for the 36 years Senator.
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In a 1995 op-ed in USA Today, Senator Orrin Hatch argued against term limits and mentioned that he running for re-election in 2012 was "not on the list". Kudos to David Hogberg of IBD for digging this up. 


 
 
www.BringHatchHome.com, “Words” Web Video Questions What Senator Hatch’s Leadership Has Gotten Us In 36 Years

 
 
Yesterday on his radio program, Glenn Beck talked about Congressional candidate Chris Stewart and 36 year incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch, (both are Republicans from Utah). Beck said, when talking about politicians going to Washington, "before long you end up like Orrin Hatch." Here's the audio clip:

 
 
Last October, I conducted a poll on this blog of potential candidates for various offices. Now that we know which candidates have filed and since Republican caucus meetings are only two weeks away, I'm doing another round of polls.

Each poll allows only one vote per IP address. Be sure to share the poll with your friends and campaign allies! (This poll is obviously not scientific, but it will show which candidates have the most enthusiastic online supporters)

Update: The final results are below:

 
 
One of the best ways to make a difference in Utah politics is to become a delegate in Utah's caucus/convention system. This infograph gives you a brief introduction to how to become a delegate.
Utah caucus/delegate system infographic

Resources

Caucus info
Caucus system introduction video
Caucus system slideshow
Caucus Rules
Caucus FAQ

Caucus locations
Utah GOP caucus location search tool
Salt Lake County
Utah County
Davis County
Washington County

Register to vote
vote.utah.gov

Maps
Salt Lake County
Utah County
Davis County
Weber County
Washington County
Cache County

Precinct lists
Republican Party websites by county (contact your county party to obtain lists of previous caucus attendees

Candidates
List of candidates

Convention Dates
Washington County - April 7 - 9am at the Gardner Center on the campus of Dixie State College
Cache County - April 11 - Time and location TBA
Weber County - April 12 - Time and location TBA
Davis County - April 13 - Time and location TBA
Salt Lake County - April 14 - Time? - Salt Palace Convention Center
Utah County - April 14 - Time and location TBA
State Convention - April 21 - Time? - South Towne Expo Center in Sandy
 
 
U.S. Senate candidate Dan Liljenquist is well known for the groundbreaking pension reforms (SB63) he passed in the Utah Legislature in 2010. Many people, however, are not aware of his bill (SB43) to end "double-dipping" among state employees. This bill will save Utah taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Below is a portion of an infographic that explains these reforms:
Dan Liljenquist double dipping infographic
To view the full infographic (which explains Liljenquist's pension reforms) click here.