Orrin Hatch To Face Primary In June — Fails To Clinch GOP Nod At Convention

[CatWoman]

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will now face a Republican primary in his bid for a seventh term, following a vote of delegates at the state GOP convention, after having received a majority that fell just short of the 60 percent needed to win his nomination outright.

Out of over 3,900 delegates in attendance on Saturday, Hatch received 57.2 percent of the vote on the first ballot, the state GOP announced, to former state Sen. Liljenquist’s 28.8 percent. All seven other candidates were then eliminated — even if their supporters combined together, they would not be able to overtake Liljenquist — and Hatch and Liljenquist faced off on a second ballot.

On that second ballot, the state GOP announced, Hatch received 2,313 votes for 59.2 percent, against Liljenquist’s 1,595 for 40.8 percent.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/orrin-hatch-to-face-primary-in-june----fails-to-clinch-gop-nod-at-convention.php

[rurallib]

1. !!!!

how's them teabaggers now?

[maddezmom]

2. hehehehe

he thought he was free and clear. OOPS.

[coalition_unwilling]

3. I've hated that SOB Hatch ever since the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings (dating

myself, I know). He has very little redeeming social value, imho. I know nothing about Hatch's challenger but cannot imagine there could be anyone more Neanderthal than Hatch.

[Initech]

4. Hell yes! Some good news for a change!

[pscot]

5. I can't stand that smarmy SOB

The craziest teabagger in Utah would be an improvement.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Out with the old, baby.

[Ron Obvious]

7. A big roadblock to the FDA regulating supplements, I believe

He's always been a big friend to Homeopathy and a roadblock to supplement regulations I seem to remember. You can sell just about anything as long as you call it a food supplement thanks to him.

Good riddance, hopefully.