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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Come Full Circle
It wasn't too long ago when Utah's favorite Republican son, Mitt Romney, was cautioning his fellow GOP adherents that John McCain was too liberal to represent the Grand Old Poobahs as their presidential candidate in 2008 and had a troubling voting record on some hot-button Republican issues.

Then, when Romney saw his own presidential bid go south and he dropped out, he eventually endorsed McCain when it was undeniable the Arizona senator would be the man for the Republicans.

Now, sources tell me, Romney will be at McCain's side tomorrow for the presidential candidate's $1,000 per plate fund-raiser at noon at the Grand America Hotel.

Romney's popularity in Utah should put more fannies on the luncheon table seats and more money in McCain's coffers than originally hoped for.

It also will likely fuel rumors of a possible spot for Romney as McCain's running mate, whether or not it could be a reality.

It also should help ease the minds of Republican legislative incumbents running for election in swing districts, since McCain by himself is not considered a great asset for local candidates in Utah.

Cheers,
Paul Rolly

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Paul Rolly grew up in Salt Lake City, graduating from Skyline High School and earning a B.S. in political science at the University of Utah. He began working at The Salt Lake Tribune in 1973 as a copy boy. He worked his way up the ladder, covering police, local government, community affairs and business. He left The Tribune in 1982 to work for United Press International where he was the Utah political reporter and later Salt Lake City bureau chief. He returned to the Tribune in 1985, covering the Utah Legislature and later, taking over as business editor. He began the Rolly&Wells column in 2001 with JoAnn Wells and continues the column alone since her retirement last December. He also writes a political column that runs in The Tribune's Sunday opinion section. He is married to Dawn House, a reporter at The Tribune.


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