Read about it in today's Rolly column:
Rolly: The next state GOP chairman won't have full party support
The Utah Republican Party looks on the surface to be solid, holding nearly three-fourths of the legislative seats, four of five spots in the congressional delegation and every statewide elected office. But it is about to have a contentious and potentially divisive fight for party chair at the state Republican convention June 9, the state party headquarters is in debt and disarray and one loyalist who contributed more than $100,000 to GOP causes last year is closing his wallet and dropping out of the party.
Most fingers point to Utah's popular Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., who, critics say, has disassociated himself from the party, abrogated his responsibility as titular head of the party and alienated key Republican contributors. The result: No matter who wins the chair, he or she will not have the full support of party activists and officeholders who already have broken into several factions.
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