Third-party conservative challenges Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee
Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — Former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin launched a campaign Tuesday to challenge Republican Sen. Mike Lee in Utah, a conservative state where McMullin made inroads with voters uncomfortable with then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016. In a tweet announcing his campaign Tuesday, he said “extremism, division and conspiracy now threaten our quality of life and democratic republic.” The brand of conservatism popular in Utah, by contrast, tends to seek more of a middle ground and values politeness — qualities that initially made many voters uncomfortable with Trump. Two Republican women also challenging Lee — former state lawmaker Becky Edwards and former gubernatorial deputy chief of staff Ally Isom — have been Trump skeptics in the past. And his support among core members of the Republican party remains strong, as evidenced by a round of boos drawn by Utah’s other senator, GOP Trump critic Mitt Romney, at a recent convention.
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