Utah GOP Chair Dave Hansen says that out of state groups need to be careful if they try to intervene in the party caucus meetings which take place on March 23.
The Club for Growth and RedState.com have been attacking Senator Bob Bennett because of some of his moderate stances. Hansen tells Politico those groups need to be careful because they might face some backlash.
"These delegates like to make their own decision and they want to make it based primarily on what they personally learn about the candidates and what they learn from the candidates themselves," he said. "Utahans are not crazy about real negative campaigns. If it gets personal and negative, that tends to have a negative reaction."
Hansen acknowledged, "It's kind of an anti-incumbent, anti-Washington year" and the Club for Growth's involvement had "raised chatter level" about Bennett's primary challenge.
Hansen says despite the opposition, he thinks Bennett is “probably” the favorite.
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Cherilyn was asked by Club for Growth to sign a blank check. They didn't ask if she would be willing to endorse Bridgewater or Lee if she were knocked out of the race. They asked if she would sign to back ANYONE else, without knowing who was signing, or who else might get in.
She states " This race is not about Bob Bennett, it’s about electing the candidate best able to represent Utah’s people and Utah’s needs. This kind of attack could easily backfire, creating a sympathy vote for Senator Bennett, and producing exactly the result the instigators don’t want.”
I believe that Cherilyn Eagar is the only one running who has supported and been active in fighting for conservative values for the last 30 years at the local, state, national and international level. [That includes Bennett]