Mitt Romney (R) is prepared to run for the Senate in Utah if GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch decides to retire, according to the website UtahPolicy.com. “Sources close to Romney say the two-time presidential candidate will jump into the 2018 Utah Senate scrum if Hatch opts not to,” the outlet said Monday. Sources told UtahPolicy.com that Hatch “may not make up his mind until December.”Romney, the first-ever Mormon to secure a major-party presidential nomination, would likely be the outright front-runner if he does decide to enter the race. Hatch, however, has said Romney told him he does not plan to run for Senate. Hatch spokesman Matt Whitlock also poured cold water on the report in a statement to HuffPost.

Source: Huffington Post September 11, 2017 14:54 UTC