The Utah Republican and 2012 G.O.P. presidential nominee, 76, said he would step aside to make way for younger leaders and strongly suggested that the president and former president should, too.
Only reason he’s leaving is he’s not going to get reelected. He did shit that pissed off the trumpies and there’s too many of them in his state for him to win the primary; he’s probably already got a really credible (for certain definitions of credible) primary opponent who he knows he can’t beat.
Also he might have something resembling principles, but those principles are themselves still monstrous and harmful.
Only reason he’s leaving is he’s not going to get reelected. He did shit that pissed off the trumpies and there’s too many of them in his state for him to win the primary; he’s probably already got a really credible (for certain definitions of credible) primary opponent who he knows he can’t beat.
Also he might have something resembling principles, but those principles are themselves still monstrous and harmful.