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Independent Evan McMullin speaks to supporters during an election-night event on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Taylorsville, Utah. McMullin is trying to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican, in the Nov. 8, 2022 election. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett)

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McMullin loss in Utah raises independent candidacy questions
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Sat,11/12/22-9:57AM , 295 Reads
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Democrats' decision to
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Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee, right, and his independent challenger Evan McMullin shake hands before their televised debate, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Orem, Utah, three weeks before Election Day. The debate will be the only time the candidates appear together in the lead-up to next month's midterm elections. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Mike Lee tries to distance himself from Trump in Utah debate
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Mon,10/17/22-4:32PM , 287 Reads
OREM, Utah (AP) — Fending off attacks from his independent challenger, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah worked to distinguish himself from former President Donald Trump in a contentious debate Monday evening.
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Utah's Evan McMullin speaks during an interview on July 23, 2022, in Provo, Utah. McMullin is emerging as the nation’s most competitive independent candidate running for U.S. Senate in the 2022 midterm elections. With both parties jockeying for control of Congress, the former Republican's bid against Donald Trump ally Mike Lee has transformed the reliably Republican state from electoral afterthought into potential battleground. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Utah's Evan McMullin upends two-party fight for US Senate
By SAM METZ - Associated Press
Tue,09/06/22-11:08PM , 227 Reads
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Campaigning at a park filled with 19th-century pushcarts on a state holiday honoring Utah's early Mormon pioneers, Evan McMullin glad hands voters as he strolls past potato sack races and beverage stands selling cold, sugary drinks under a sweltering sun.
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In this June 20, 2018, file photo, Mitt Romney smiles during a campaign event in American Fork, Utah. Mitt Romney isn't up for reelection this year, but his name is surfacing in Republican primaries throughout the nation. Candidates are using the label "Mitt Romney Republican" to frame opponents as insufficiently conservative and enemies of the Trump-era GOP Candidates have employed the concept in attack ads and talking points in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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'Mitt Romney Republican' is now a potent GOP primary attack
By SAM METZ - Associated Press
Sat,06/25/22-11:17AM , 525 Reads
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney isn't up for reelection this year. But Trump-aligned Republicans hostile toward the Utah senator have made his name a recurring theme in this year's primaries, using him as a foil and derisively branding their rivals “Mitt Romney Republicans."
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