The job pays nothing. It requires hard work. It demands maneuvering in a minefield between warring Utah Republican moderates and conservatives.
But 14 candidates are still running to become vice chairman of the Utah Republican Party — and another 10 had been in the race but withdrew. The GOP State Central Committee is slated to elect someone on Saturday to replace Joni Crane, who resigned to run for office in Uintah County.
He says the large field consists mainly of people “who want to enter the fray” in the ongoing GOP civil war. “Whether they admit it or not, they are probably disposed to one side or another,” and hope to help that side win an extra edge.