It’s not clear, exactly, what it is that Hatch did to land himself in Bannon’s crosshairs. Indeed, it appears that it’s simply an effort by the former Breitbart News editor to refashion the entire U.S. Senate to reflect his own brand of alt-right conservatism.
Evidence of that is that, even if Hatch steps aside and Mitt Romney jumps into the race — as has been rumored for months — Romney, too, would be on Bannon’s hit list.
It’s not a short list. It already included Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, Nevada Sen. Dean Heller, Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, and the new additions of Hatch, Wyoming Sen.