A poll by The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics found that should Romney run, the Republican and former Massachusetts governor who now lives in Utah, would handily win the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Orrin Hatch. Friends say he’s seriously considering a bid.
“If Mitt Romney decides to enter this race, he’s going to be the next senator from Utah,” said Jason Perry, executive director of the Hinckley Institute. “Gold is the right label to give to the Romney name in Utah.”
Wilson, a Salt Lake County Council member, nabs 68 percent of Democrats but just 23 percent of unaffiliated voters and 2 percent of Republicans, the poll shows.