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Hatch’s Campaign War Chest Grows and Grows

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$124,000 is nothing to scoff at, especially in this economic climate. That’s how much Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz raised in campaign funds this past quarter. But when you stack it up against the $1.3 million that Senator Orrin Hatch raked in, it looks more like chump change. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune, and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics.

Salt Lake Tribune Washington Correspondent Thomas Burr

(KCPW News) $124,000 is nothing to scoff at, especially in this economic climate. That’s how much Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz raised in campaign funds this past quarter. But when you stack it up against the $1.3 million that Senator Orrin Hatch raked in, it looks more like chump change. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune, and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics. With that kind of war chest, KCPW’s Jeff Robinson asked him if Senator Hatch is running for president.

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