Political Wire

  • Front Page
  • Members
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In
  • Trending
  • Resources
    • Politics Extra
    • Political Job Hunt
    • Political Dictionary
    • Electoral Vote Map
  • Advertise
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
Members should sign in for the full experience.

Mike Lee Defends Romney’s Vote to Convict Trump

February 19, 2021 at 7:18 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is defending Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. Although Lee disagrees with Romney’s conclusion, he does not see it as a “cause for alarm,” the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Said Lee: “Although Senator Romney and I usually vote together — and with a majority of Senate Republicans, we voted differently. It shows neither one of us blindly defers to anyone.”

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: UT-Sen

Romney vs. Chachi?

November 23, 2020 at 10:55 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

After Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) rebuked President Trump for not conceding the presidential election, actor Scott Baio threatened to challenge Romney for U.S. Senate in 2024, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Romney Makes His Move

October 18, 2018 at 7:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A sleepy Utah Senate race was always a small playing field for a former presidential nominee. Now, Mitt Romney is going national again,” Politico reports.

“After spending most of the past year quietly tending to his own race, Romney is using his formidable national profile and expansive political network to elect embattled Republicans across the country. Weeks before his virtually assured election to the Senate, the 2012 Republican standard bearer is issuing endorsements, appearing in TV ads, and fundraising for hopefuls up and down the ballot.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen


You're reading the free version of Political Wire

Upgrade to a paid membership to unlock full access. The process is quick and easy. You can even use Apple Pay.

    Upgrade Now

  • ✔ Become a member to get many great benefits -- exclusive analysis, a trending news page, a private podcast, no advertising and more!
  • ✔ If you're already a member, log in for the full experience.



What to Expect from Senator Romney

October 15, 2018 at 12:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Amber Phillips: “During the 2016 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney was one of the leading voices encouraging his party to pick someone — anyone — but President Trump. Romney was very clear, and very public, about how he felt about Trump.”

“So it’s disingenuous for Romney to try to claim, as he did Friday, that he wasn’t a leader of the ‘Never Trump’ movement.”

“But the fact that Romney is trying to distance himself from himself underscores how even one of the president’s former top critics has come to accept that the Republican Party is Trump’s party. And that means as Romney cruises to become the possible next senator from Utah, we shouldn’t expect him to become Trump’s next Republican antagonist in Congress.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Romney Up Big In Utah

September 6, 2018 at 10:06 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new UtahPolicy.com poll shows Mitt Romney (R) has a huge lead over Jenny Wilson (D) for U.S. Senate,  55% to 29%.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Romney Says He’ll Speak Out Against Trump

June 25, 2018 at 6:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Mitt Romney, writing in the Salt Lake Tribune:

“I have and will continue to speak out when the president says or does something which is divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest or destructive to democratic institutions. I do not make this a daily commentary; I express contrary views only when I believe it is a matter of substantial significance.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: Mitt Romney, UT-Sen

Romney Plans to Be Major Player in the Senate

June 10, 2018 at 11:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Mitt Romney is mapping out plans to become a major player in the Senate — positioning himself to be the spokesman of a listless Republican Party establishment that’s been steamrolled by President Trump,” Politico reports.

“The failed presidential candidate turned Utah Senate hopeful has made it clear to senior party officials that he intends to make a splash with his all-but-certain arrival on Capitol Hill next year… He’s conveyed a desire to be a loud voice on fiscal issues, railing against the ballooning federal deficit and how Congress approves last-minute spending bills. He’s expressed an interest in joining the foreign affairs committee, saying he wants to speak out on the importance of the country’s role abroad and the threat posed by Russia.”

“And his top aides have broached the prospect that Romney could tap into the expansive national fundraising network that he established during his 2012 presidential bid to bankroll GOP candidates.”

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: Mitt Romney, UT-Sen

Romney Voted for His Wife for President

May 30, 2018 at 9:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Mitt Romney told the Deseret News that he wrote in his wife, Ann Romney, as his vote for president in 2016.

Said Romney: “I wrote in the name of a person who I admire deeply, who I think would be an excellent president. I realized it wasn’t going to go anywhere, but nonetheless felt that I was putting in a very solid name.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Mitt Romney, UT-Sen

Romney Has Commanding Lead In Utah Primary

May 25, 2018 at 4:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new UtahPolicy.com poll finds Mitt Romney (R) leading Mike Kennedy (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, 67% to 24%.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Bonus Quote of the Day

May 4, 2018 at 10:53 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“My favorite meat is hot dog, by the way. That is my favorite meat. My second favorite meat is hamburger. And, everyone says, oh, don’t you prefer steak? It’s like, I know steaks are great, but I like hot dog best, and I like hamburger next best.”

— Utah U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney (R), quoted by the Washington Examiner.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Bonus Quote of the Day

April 23, 2018 at 1:34 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I’m not in this race because I have some political career I’m trying to foster.”

— Mitt Romney, quoted by the Washington Examiner, as he embarks on his 5th political race since 1994.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Romney Forced Into a Senate Primary

April 22, 2018 at 8:37 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Salt Lake Tribune: “After 11 hours of political elbowing and shoving at the Utah Republican Convention — held appropriately at a hockey arena — delegates forced Mitt Romney into a primary election against state Rep. Mike Kennedy in the U.S. Senate race.”

“In fact, Kennedy — a doctor and lawyer — finished in first place at the convention with 51 percent of the vote to Romney’s 49 percent. The former GOP presidential nominee fell far short of the 60 percent needed to clinch the nomination outright.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Romney Sides with Trump on Tariffs

April 6, 2018 at 9:08 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney (R) sees President Trump’s proposed $100 billion in new tariffs on China as a shot across the bow but doesn’t think it would lead to trade war, the Deseret News reports.

Said Romney: “I think the president is leading with some policies that will wake up our friends in China and they’ll recognize that business as usual is going to have to change. China over the years has taken advantage of the attitude in America, which is we haven’t watched very closely and they’ve been cheating.”

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Mitt Romney, UT-Sen

Flake Says Romney Could Create New ‘Power Center’

March 15, 2018 at 4:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) told Roll Call that the Senate needs someone like Mitt Romney to be an “independent voice.”

Said Flake: “We need Mitt Romney in the Senate. We need an independent voice, somebody who will enter the Senate chamber with immediate gravitas and someone who can work across the aisle, and actually, I think, create a whole new power center in the Senate. I think that’s desperately needed.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: Jeff Flake, Mitt Romney, UT-Sen

Utah GOP Passes Rule Would Could Expel Romney

February 25, 2018 at 9:32 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

UtahPolicy.com: “You may have thought the internal workings of the Utah Republican Party were really screwed up before.”

“But now get this: If former U.S. GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney continues gathering signatures as part of his U.S. Senate run this year, he may well be kicked out of the Utah Republican Party via a bylaw change adopted Saturday over the objections of party chairman Rob Anderson.”

“Romney has already announced that he’s taking the signature route, as well as attending the April convention.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Why Trump Endorsed Romney

February 20, 2018 at 1:34 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Jonathan Swan: “He could either endorse Romney, stay silent, or oppose the man he likes to say ‘choked like a dog’ in the 2012 election. Either of the latter two options would have resulted in cable news blaring “Utah rejects Trump” headlines after an eventual Romney win. Now Trump can claim credit for Romney’s victory, and be on the side of a winner.”

Said a GOP source: “This was totally predictable.  The President who (usually) has good political instincts got ahead of any stories (which press is dying to write) about a Romney victory (primary) being a repudiation of Trump, by endorsing him so now Trump can take credit for win and say it’s because he endorsed!”

A new UtahPolicy.com poll finds Romney leading likely challenger Jenny Wilson 60% to 14%.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: Mitt Romney, UT-Sen

Trump Backs Romney for Senate

February 19, 2018 at 10:01 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump endorsed former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s run for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah despite Romney often being critical of Trump, Reuters reports.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

Romney Could Take on Outsized Role in the Senate

February 18, 2018 at 9:35 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Mitt Romney’s extensive resume has many Republicans looking to him to take on a role in the Senate as a political and moral counterweight to a president many in the GOP see as divisive and undignified,” the AP reports.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who often has taken on Trump, was quick to welcome Romney in a tweet saying that the former Massachusetts governor “has shown the country what it means to lead with honor, integrity and civility. The people of #Utah and the nation need his strong voice, resolve and service now more than ever.”

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: UT-Sen

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • Next Page »

Get Smarter About Politics

Members get exclusive analysis, a trending news page, the Trial Balloon podcast, bonus newsletters and no advertising. Learn more.

Subscribe

Your Account

Sign in

Latest for Members

  • Trump Has a Jeffrey Epstein Problem
  • Trumpcare Claims Its First Victim
  • A Conspiracy Theory That Won’t Die
  • Why Elon Musk’s Third Party Is Doomed
  • Can Democrats Weaponize Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill?

About Political Wire

goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

Praise for Political Wire

“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”

— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”

“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”

— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report

“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”

— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report

“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”

— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia

“Political Wire is a great, great site.”

— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”

“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”

— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post

“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”

— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit

“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”

— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

Copyright © 2025 · Goddard Media LLC | Privacy Policy | Corrections Policy

Political Wire ® is a registered trademark of Goddard Media LLC