Newsmax reports that the “tea partiers” and grass roots conservatives in Utah claim to have enough delegates within the Republican Party to effectively “take it over” at the upcoming May 8 convention.
In a surprising development that sets the stage for a dramatic political showdown, tea party and grass-roots conservatives tell Newsmax they have seized control of Utah’s GOP delegate system, and are now in a position to select which candidates will represent the party in the midterm elections.
“Our feeling is that the majority of the Republican Party delegates are now tea party people,” Brian Halladay, one of the founders of the grass-roots Utah Rising organization, tells Newsmax.
Utah GOP leaders say they can’t be sure, but concede the activists’ assessment may be accurate.
Incumbent Sen. Bob Bennett may get the shock of his life at the nominating convention:





