Mitt Romney on Friday morning officially announced that he would run for the open Senate seat representing Utah that retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will vacate at the end of the year.
Romney’s announcement was expected this week, but was delayed by a day following a deadly school shooting in Florida.
I am running for United States Senate to serve the people of Utah and bring Utah's values to Washington. pic.twitter.com/TDkas6gD2p
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 16, 2018
In his campaign launch video, the former Republican presidential nominee mentioned his work for the 2002 Olympics in Utah and touted the state’s government.
“Utah has a lot to teach the politicians in Washington,” Romney says in the video, noting that Utah has balanced its budget. “Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world, Washington sends immigrants a message of exclusion.”
Romney, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, has been considering running for Senate since last year, and he has received Hatch’s blessing to run.
I have mixed feelings on mittens. I guess in a state where a progressive can likely never get elected in our lifetime he’s not the worst thing that can happen.
I am running to represent the corporations of Utah. I mean people! People! The corporations are Made out of People!
“and bring Utah’s values to Washington”
Uh thanks for your kind offer but we’ve seen Utah’s values
and NO
Just No
Completely OT
Remember back when we thought Mittens was so maladroit, so ignorant of foreign policy matters and so untrustworthy that the idea of him in the White House would be about the most awful thing imaginable?
I miss those days.