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Jun 26
2018 |
The Note: Seekers of second acts in Tuesday’s primaries |
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The TAKE with Rick Klein
It’s a primary day for seekers of second acts.
Among the boldface names on the ballot Tuesday are Chelsea Manning, Michael Grimm, Ben Jealous, Dylan Ratigan – and one familiar figure who’s looking to come to Washington having already run for Senate once and president twice.
Mitt Romney is heavily favored to win the Republican nomination for Senate in Utah, and ultimately replace Sen. Orrin Hatch at the end of his term.
Romney has been working to overcome skepticism over his loyalty to President Donald Trump. He has gone far enough in Trump’s direction to provoke skepticism over whether he will be a truly independent voice.
But you don’t need an Etch A Sketch to draw out a different path for Romney after the primary – one uniquely suited for an era of angry confrontations, name-calling by and directed at the president, and a primary season where someone like Grimm could take a step toward winning his old job back.
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| Source:https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-seekers-acts-tuesdays-primaries/story?id=56157698 |
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