Mitt Romney launches Senate bid with feel-good video extolling Utah, small swipe at Trump
by Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times
Feb 16, 2018
4 minutes
HOLLADAY, Utah - With an ode to Utah and swipes at Washington and President Donald Trump, Mitt Romney launched his political comeback Friday by announcing a front-running bid for U.S. Senate.
In a 2 1/2-minute feel-good video, Romney held up his adopted home state as a model for the country and example that Washington could learn from. "Utah has balanced its budget," he said. "Washington is buried in debt."
"Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world," he went on, contrasting that stance with Trump's hard-line stance. "Washington sends immigrants a message of exclusion."
And in Utah's
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