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Offline Chris

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Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« on: May 09, 2010, 12:05:18 AM »
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Utah Sen. Robert F. Bennett was defeated Saturday in his bid for reelection, making the three-term Republican lawmaker the first congressional incumbent to fall in this angry election season.

Bennett, who upset many conservative activists with his willingness to work across party lines, became the first Utah senator denied renomination in 70 years. More broadly, his defeat at the state GOP convention made him a symbol of the festering anti-Washington, anti-establishment sentiment coursing through the country.

Under the nominating system, the field of candidates was culled to three in the first round of balloting Saturday. Bennett survived that initial vote and made one final plea to the nearly 3,500 delegates before they cast ballots a second time.

After a third round of balloting, neither Bridgewater nor Lee emerged with the 60% needed to win the nomination outright. Their runoff on June 22 will be decided by GOP voters statewide. Given the party's overwhelming advantage in Utah, Republicans are expected to hold onto Bennett's seat regardless of who runs in November.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-utah-senate-20100509,0,5006134.story
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Offline thundley4

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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2010, 05:05:15 AM »
Hopefully , he is the first of many to be defeated by a more conservative candidate.
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Offline Lord Undies

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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2010, 06:01:45 AM »
 :cheersmate:

I'll bet Bennett is foaming at the mouth.  He's not just a lame duck, he is a dead duck - with no chance of resurrection. 
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Offline thundley4

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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2010, 06:06:11 AM »
They just said on Fox and Friends, that he had campaigned on only serving two terms when he first ran for election.  He is serving his third term.
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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2010, 06:12:06 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 09, 2010, 06:06:11 AM
They just said on Fox and Friends, that he had campaigned on only serving two terms when he first ran for election.  He is serving his third term.

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Offline JohnnyReb

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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2010, 08:38:23 AM »
Unfortunately, he has 8 months left to be as big a RINO as he wants to be.
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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2010, 10:45:50 AM »
Good news. I hope more RINOs lose to conservatives (especially McAmnisty!).
« Last Edit: May 09, 2010, 10:48:28 AM by Attero Dominatus »
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Offline The Village Idiot

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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2010, 03:38:32 PM »
There are now reports he might run as an independent, although I thought it was too late for that?
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Offline Tess Anderson

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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2010, 04:48:14 PM »
I've heard rumors that he's going to try to pull a Crist - that won't work in Utah.

The Tea Party took Bennett out, he was a moderate and that isn't going to be a positive thing this year anywheres, especially in some place like Utah.
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Re: Utah Sen. Robert Bennett loses reelection bid
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2010, 08:33:53 PM »
I betcha this is not playing too well with the muck a mucks in the Republician hierarchy. Sweet.
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