UT-GOV 2024: Spencer Cox to be primaried?

[Suburbia]

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is a libertarian-type Republican on social issues and he has said things favorable to Black Lives Matter and so on that have gotten him rightwing anger.

This will be a megathread for Utah's 2024 governor's race.

Who primaries Cox in this safe Republican state?

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Utah is the last bastion of somewhat sane republicans. I doubt Cox will have any trouble

[Suburbia]

Utah is the last bastion of somewhat sane republicans. I doubt Cox will have any trouble

We'll see....Cox is seen as a RINO, for supporting BLM, etc.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Utah is the last bastion of somewhat sane republicans. I doubt Cox will have any trouble

We'll see....Cox is seen as a RINO, for supporting BLM, etc.

God I hate the Republican Party

[Oryxslayer]

He will be, because there are more than enough nationally-aligned Republicans in Utah to support a candidacy - especially when it comes to the nominating conventions. But unless Cox suddenly becomes unpopular, the 'Mormon Conservative'-aligned voters are too numerous for the nationally-aligned ones to win a straight 1v1 primary vs an incumbent.

[Utah Neolib]

Cox will have a primary challenger with moderate success but won’t be unseated from his position unlike Romney. Cox is decently popular overall despite his occasional #moderatehero moment that gets him national press. He won’t win Salt Lake County in the general election this time around.

[Suburbia]

Utah is the last bastion of somewhat sane republicans. I doubt Cox will have any trouble

We'll see....Cox is seen as a RINO, for supporting BLM, etc.

God I hate the Republican Party

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/new-part-owner-dwyane-wade-applauds-utah-governor-for-supporting-jazz-minority-scholarship-program

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/11/18/22789727/has-utah-done-horrible-job-branding-itself-world-utah-growth-spencer-cox-jazz-qualtrics-dwyane-wade

Cox is a libertarian-type Republican, and he is working with new Utah Jazz CEO Ryan Smith, a young, hip Mormon to change the image of the state....

Cox is the anti-DeSantis. He does not push his views on private businesses.....he's a free-marketeer.

[Tekken_Guy]

Cox will have a primary challenger with moderate success but won’t be unseated from his position unlike Romney. Cox is decently popular overall despite his occasional #moderatehero moment that gets him national press. He won’t win Salt Lake County in the general election this time around.

Romney won't be primaried either.

[Hope For A New Era]

Even if he does get primaried, he will cruise to victory in both the primary and the general.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/Politics1com/status/1699895110300016732

[Ferguson97]

https://twitter.com/Politics1com/status/1699895110300016732

What was bronz cooking

[Rat]

Now that Romney has announced retirement, is there a chance Cox decides to go for the Senate seat instead?

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Now that Romney has announced retirement, is there a chance Cox decides to go for the Senate seat instead?

If I were him I would

[Senator Incitatus]

Now that Romney has announced retirement, is there a chance Cox decides to go for the Senate seat instead?

I think his odds for Senate would be far worse than for Governor; voters are typically willing to sacrifice a little ideology in executive races where competency and compromise are part of the job. Not so much in Senate or House races.

[Aurelius2]

Phil Lyman has absolutely no chance at unseating Cox. 3/4 of the state population (and probably 65-70% of state Republicans) lives in the Wasatch Front. He has zero appeal there.

[Nickelodeon PAC]

Lyman is officially running.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50770018/state-rep-phil-lyman-announces-run-for-governor

[Arizona Iced Tea]

Cox will win with ease, save the money for something more worthwhile.

[JMT]

https://twitter.com/maryfrancesmcg/status/1732073002613854324?s=46&t=-r8JGlJ...