The Inaccuracy of the American Conservative Union
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As conservative challengers mounted their opposition to Bob Bennett’s re-election bid in 2010, the incumbent sought to deflect their criticisms of his own conservativism by pointing to his favorable rating from the American Conservative Union—a group that ranks and judges policies and politicians on their fidelity to (their definition of) conservatism.
As the weeks of campaigning went on, this defense was not proving too effective; the delegates were looking at his record of constitutional apostasy and not placing much value in the rating by this largely irrelevant institution. Bennett doubled down, and was assisted in his defense by the Salt Lake Tribune editorial board, oddly enough. On May 5, 2010, the Trib wrote:
Apparently 36 years is not enough. Orrin Hatch, a long-time Senator from Utah, is seeking a seventh term. This website exists to help Utahns learn why this request should be emphatically rejected.


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