Orrin Hatch won't run again! Just announced!

[TeamPooka]

Opens it up for Mitt, who hates Trump.

[Iggo]

1. When's his term up?

[TeamPooka]

4. This year. His seat is up for grabs in Nov.

[Iggo]

5. Gotta run somebody, and run him/her hard. Make them defend every seat. (n/t)

[TeamPooka]

9. No Democrat can beat Mitt Romney if he runs. And Mitt winning has interesting future possiblities

Mitt wins and becomes a Senator. Trump, not happy.
He will be the grenade in Trump's bunker on the Hill.
After a year or so of poking the bear, Mitt could then possibly challenge Trump in a primary run in 2020 in an attempt to bring the GOP back to "normal."
If the GOP base is sick of Trump BS by then, Mitt could win and be the redemptive GOP candidate in 2020. Again.

[TeamPooka]

2. and I forgot to say Fuck Orrin Hatch.

[Iggo]

6. And yes...Fuck Orrin Hatch. (n/t)

[bdamomma]

3. he got his

fucking pay off.

[Va Lefty]

7. "Let him be strickened from our hearts and our memories, forever."

[TlalocW]

8. Trump isn't a fan of Mitt's either

But I don't see Mitt standing up to Trump since the things that Trump want passed will line up with what Mittens wants as well. I do see a possibility of Trump trying to sabotage Mitt in the primary and possibly the general election no matter what the consequences are because Trump is all about screwing individuals he doesn't like even when there's the possibility that doing so will make it easier for democrats to take control of congress.

TlalocW

[a kennedy]

10. Did anyone see Hatch's retiring speech?

almost gaged.....saying he was raised by a poor dirt farmer, blah, blah, blah, now, Hatch, who first took the seat in 1977, is worth an estimated $4.96 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, making him worth 81 percent more than the average senator. So long, and good riddance ya hypocrite.