Headline Roundup February 16, 2018
Mitt Romney Launches Senate Bid
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Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced his bid to become the next U.S. Senator from Utah in a Friday morning tweet.
Mitt Romney has used words like "phony," "fraud" and "con man" to describe Donald Trump. But don't expect the one-time presidential nominee to use that same level of invective against the current president during his Senate campaign in Utah — or on Capitol Hill if he wins in November.
The former Massachusetts governor made it official Friday. But State Auditor John Dougall said he’s being encouraged to challenge Romney in a primary. “Some of the key things in Utah are that we want to make sure we have a senator who understands Utah issues, and those are clearly different than Massachusetts issues, for instance.”
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