A new poll from Utah Data Points suggests that Senator Orrin Hatch will cruise easily through Tuesday’s (June 26) GOP primary, showing the 5-term Republican senator carries a sizable margin over his opponent, former state senator Dan Liljenquist.  The polling group, which is an extension of Brigham Young University, polled three different scenarios, but Hatch […]

Yesterday former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum endorsed Dan Liljenquist over incumbent Republican Senator Orrin Hatch in the race for the U.S. Senate after a heated radio debate where Liljenquist repeatedly assailed the senior Utah senator. The low-profile debate held early yesterday morning and only broadcast via radio was the only scheduled debate before the […]

Senator Orrin Hatch is facing his first competitive Republican primary since being elected 36 years ago. Hatch has been endorsed by Mitt Romney, a political superhero in Utah due partly to his Mormon faith and his managing the Salt Lake Olympics in 2000. At a Provo town hall meeting last Saturday Hatch’s opponent Dan Liljenquist, a former […]

Senator Orrin Hatch and his GOP challenger, former Utah state senator Dan Liljenquist, will have their only debate on Friday, June 15, at 9 AM, eleven days before the June 26 GOP primary. The debate will be broadcast commercial-free on KSL Newsradio. Liljenquist has been calling for more debates against Hatch, often mocking the sitting senator […]

After not having a serious challenger for his entire 36-year tenure as Utah’s U.S. Senator, Orrin Hatch is now facing his first primary battle since he won office in 1976. Hatch is the longest serving senator in Utah state history, but after failing to get the super-majority of votes needed at this year’s state Republican […]