Havoc within the Utah Republican Party seems to be the new normal with the latest dust-up centered on whether a small group of insiders is attempting a coup against the GOP chairman or instead has found a knight to save the party from itself.
A special Central Committee meeting has been scheduled for Saturday at the offices of Entrata in Lehi, where that company’s CEO, David Bateman, will propose to pay off the party’s $400,000 debt, mostly incurred because of the GOP’s lawsuit against the state’s new hybrid party nominating system.
Party Chairman Rob Anderson and Vice Chairwoman Joni Crane were not consulted about the special meeting and will not be able to attend because of out-of-town commitments.