[jonascord]

In Utah, the convention chooses the nominees. Since there was no clear winner, and Bennett came in third in the delgate vote, the top two are having a runoff.

Sucks to be him. That the Wards weren't all behind him, and the Temple tells the Wards how to think, cost him.

[AzaleaCity5691]

You’ve basically confirmed that Utah is a defacto theocracy.

Having actually gone there on business before I already knew this. But I would figure that they would far rather do something like this in a primary itself than through a convention. Mitt Romney managed to get 89% of the vote in a primary and we all know there was only one reason for that.

With a convention you run the risk of non-Mormon interests having a vehicle with which they could use to fight Temple control of the state. Then again, I don’t live there and I’m not a Mormon elder so I guess I shouldn’t speak on these things

[GreyMountainReagan]

That the Wards weren't all behind him, and the Temple tells the Wards how to think, cost him.

Laughably stupid comment. It was Bennett's vote on the bailout that cost him.

Mormon church had zero to do with it.