So the race for US Senate is miles away, but with the recent announcement(?) of Cherilyn Bacon, the race on the GOP side is getting crowded.
I am happy to see a woman get into the race. I don't know Cherylin that well, but from what I can tell she will be a frank and straightforward debater.
I'm not really sure if Cherilyn announced formerly or not - it wasn't over Twitter so she's probably okay, but it does seem similar to Shurtleff's anti-climatic announcement a week or so ago. I guess you need a real podium nowadays for an announcement to be official. The Twitter/leaked-to-bloggers announcements are just preliminary now I guess.
It's very early, but I have to say that I think Bennett is clearly in the lead, despite the various announcements. He's conciously making the case for his conservative credentials, which is to be expected given the current climate in Utah.
Holly at Holly on the Hill had a great summary of his recent presentation to a business group in Provo. It appears he's saying and doing the right things. He's running ads early, sending post cards early, and has the all important nod from Papa Romney.
Shurtleff has sort of stumbled out of the gate. Literally with his Twitter mishap and now this week he's fending off accusations he helped the recently indicted "Free Capitalist" Rick Koerber, by pressuring the Utah Securities Division to call off or tone down their investigation. At Mark's announcement there was dueling press conference with the annoucenment of the Patrick Henry Caucus the same day that stole a bit of his thunder, and perhaps draws into question the AG's own credibility among conservatives.
And we haven't heard much from Tim Bridgewater since his Twitter announcement that he was running. It's early, but it seems like Tim has been brushed aside and has yet to gain much if any momentum from his would-be run at the GOP Chairmanship race.
A very interesting pool of candidates. But, they've all got their work cut out for them if they want to give Bennett a serious challenge.
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