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Originally Posted by patrickt
From last week's NYTimes Caucus blogs...
Hatch had a record fundraising quarter in Utah, posting $3.4 million on hand at the end of June. Chaffetz had just $227,000 at the end of the same second quarter— the first tangible sign that a Senate run might not be in the cards.
The full blog: Chaffetz Won't Seek Senate Seat in Utah - NYTimes.com |
Money in Utah races is a funny thing. We have a very unique caucus system here in Utah. Delegates decide who can advance to the primary at our Nominating Convention. We only send two candidates to a primary. (The Convention narrows the field to only two.) Further, if one candidate gets 60% of the delegate vote at Convention, there is NO primary--the candidate moves directly to the general election as the party nominee. Mike Lee, now Senator Mike Lee, spent very little money up to convention. Senator Bennett, now former Senator Bennett, had millions in the bank--it didn't help. Too much money can even turn off some delegates.
"Hard work will always beat money." Dick Armey
David
