In one of the first 2020 polls pitting President Trump against critic Mitt Romney, the new Utah senator crushes the 45th president.
It helps that the poll was of Utah Republicans.
The “hypothetical primary matchup” from OHPI had Trump losing to Romney 55 percent to 37 percent in Utah.
“Republican base voters around the country back President Trump,” said Mike Noble, chief of research of Phoenix-based research company OH Predictive Insights.
“But Beehive State voters buck that trend, giving the state’s junior senator a wide margin of victory in a matchup,” he added.
Should he decide to challenge Trump, Romney would need support from his state, and the margin he has now is significant.
“Just seven years ago, Romney won a bitter primary battle to carry the mantle for the GOP but lost to President Obama. If he wants to take on President Trump in a primary, he can count on Utahns to have his back,” Noble said.
The findings showed that Romney wins among those who consider themselves “somewhat conservatives,” 56 percent to 34 percent.
But, said the analysis, “Trump does better than Romney in one category: self-identified very conservative voters favor Trump 52-41.”
