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Jason Chaffetz announces he won’t run for office in 2018[W:47]

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Jason Chaffetz announces he won’t run for office in 2018


By Elise Viebeck April 19, 2017

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz announced Wednesday that he will not seek political office in 2018, a decision that comes amid rising speculation that he will run for governor of Utah in 2020. “For those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives,” Chaffetz (R-Utah) wrote on his Facebook page. “I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be reelected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.”

Earlier this month, Chaffetz held a town hall meeting during which an angry crowd criticized his tenure as oversight chairman, among other issues. He has faced several angry demonstrations in his district since Trump’s election, but dismissed them in February as “very, very small minority” that is “not representative of the average person, certainly not in Utah.” Protesters’ primary complaint is Chaffetz’s unwillingness to aggressively investigate the Trump administration and Trump’s conflicts of interest.
I saw his town hall difficulties on YouTube. Wasn't pretty. Could be that Chaffetz sees the 2018 writing on the wall.
 
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I believe you are right. Can't say I'm going to miss him though.
 
Re: Jason Chaffetz announces he won’t run for office in 2018

Jason Dart Board Chaffetz has discovered a new calling by once again throwing a dart at the wall.
 
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A bunch of butthurt HRC supporters that never voted for or would never vote for Chaffetz trolling his Townhalls had nothing to do with his decision to enter into the private sector.

Yeah. Bummer that didn't actually happen.
 
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Yeah. Bummer that didn't actually happen.

Lol...it absolutely happened. So all these frothing at the mouths activist who are there to defend ObamaCare are GOP voters ??

Hardly.
 
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A bunch of butthurt HRC supporters that never voted for or would never vote for Chaffetz trolling his Townhalls had nothing to do with his decision to enter into the private sector.

Now they are HRC supporters? I thought they were paid protestors? LMAO
 
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Jason Chaffetz announces he won’t run for office in 2018



I saw his town hall difficulties on YouTube. Wasn't pretty. Could be that Chaffetz sees the 2018 writing on the wall.

His credibility was crucified at the altar of the GOP. After the AHCA failed, Chaffetz perhaps questioned why he destroyed his credibility for nothing.

This is UTAH we're talking about though. I would be highly surprised if the Democrats could flip UT-3.
 
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Now they are HRC supporters? I thought they were paid protestors? LMAO

A distinction without a difference. One things certain, theyre not and never were Trump and or GOP voters
 
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Easy, rats. Hillary received 310k votes almost exclusively from SLC/Park City. She was closely trailed by an independent that only really announced a month or so before the election. Yes...the town hall meetings have been stuffed...with bitter angry hate filled rat voters that are bitter, angry, and hate filled. They arent making ground...if anything they will most likely lose ground due to the antics of the hate filled leftists. Best way to ensure a rat bloodbath in 2018? They should just keep doing what they are doing.

Chaffetz would not have had a problem winning reelection. He beat his 'competitor' 73% to 27%...the largest margin in the state. Its unlikely the results in 2018 will be any different regardless who runs for his seat.
 
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I believe you are right. Can't say I'm going to miss him though.

I'm with you here. He's clearly a party before people guy and I have no use for that type.
 
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is romney going to run for this seat or wait and win a senate race
 
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is romney going to run for this seat or wait and win a senate race
Doubtful. Romney was essentially gifted Hatch's seat and turned it down.
 
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He says he spends a lot of time away from family. Since he is in Utah he has a 5 hour flight just to get home.

As for the town hall, I would expect constituents to attend and I expect a Congressperson to be able to handle his constituent complaints.

Simple to expect Congresspersons to live in their district when they run and during their term. Simple to expect that town halls only have residents of the district--go complain to your own Congressperson.
 
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Lol...it absolutely happened. So all these frothing at the mouths activist who are there to defend ObamaCare are GOP voters ??

Hardly.

It did? Perhaps in your imagination, but I prefer to deal with reality.

You should consider doing that as well.
 
Re: Jason Chaffetz announces he won’t run for office in 2018

Easy, rats. Hillary received 310k votes almost exclusively from SLC/Park City. She was closely trailed by an independent that only really announced a month or so before the election. Yes...the town hall meetings have been stuffed...with bitter angry hate filled rat voters that are bitter, angry, and hate filled. They arent making ground...if anything they will most likely lose ground due to the antics of the hate filled leftists. Best way to ensure a rat bloodbath in 2018? They should just keep doing what they are doing.

Chaffetz would not have had a problem winning reelection. He beat his 'competitor' 73% to 27%...the largest margin in the state. Its unlikely the results in 2018 will be any different regardless who runs for his seat.

Well said
 
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is romney going to run for this seat or wait and win a senate race

Hatch was silent until the last week. Hatch has stated he's still in the running. He's not publicly giving Romney, Chaffetz, or anyone else for that matter, an opening.
 
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Doubtful. Romney was essentially gifted Hatch's seat and turned it down.

Hatch has stated that he is running for reelection .
 
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If chavitz is too dumb to realize those were rent-a-mob liberals instead of real voters in his district then he needs to find a new line of work

Liberals used this line many years ago. That was a mistake on their part. Conservatives would be stupid to repeat the same mistake.
 
Re: Jason Chaffetz announces he won’t run for office in 2018

Hatch was silent until the last week. Hatch has stated he's still in the running. He's not publicly giving Romney, Chaffetz, or anyone else for that matter, an opening.
Hatch stated he would give up his seat ONLY on the condition that Romney run. Romney declined.
 
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If chavitz is too dumb to realize those were rent-a-mob liberals instead of real voters in his district then he needs to find a new line of work

Like the rent-a-mob TEAts from 8 years ago ?
 
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Liberals used this line many years ago. That was a mistake on their part. Conservatives would be stupid to repeat the same mistake.

Hatch first won in 1976, saying the DEM had been there too long--18 years. Hatch will be at 42 years next year.

Term limits have always been a GOP ruse, as we've seen recently in 1994 and 2010. Time for DEMs to play that GOP card .
 
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Liberals used this line many years ago. That was a mistake on their part. Conservatives would be stupid to repeat the same mistake.

If bussing in a bunch of leftwing rabble rousers is going to put republicans on the run then the GOP is finished

Because there is no shortage of leftwing wackos willing to make asses of themselves particularily if get treats to make it a sweeter event

Of course chavitz is something of a ryan puppy dog so maybe the next republican from that district will be an improvement
 
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