Utah U.S. Senate candidates debate Trump vs. Romney, abortion, climate change and more

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : "When asked if he'll vote for Trump this year, Curtis said, "Yes.
60% : "Curtis won the GOP primary with nearly 49% of the vote over nearly 33% for Trent Staggs, who was endorsed by Trump.
53% : Curtis said when he served with Trump for three years he navigated his alignment with him dependent on Utahns' needs.
46% : "Gleich pushed back, saying Republicans have introduced legislation that "would effectively ban IVF," and she pointed to an initiative by the Heritage Foundation called Project 2025, which would prohibit abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds.
33% : When reporters pressed Bowen on why Utahns should base their vote for their next U.S. senator on their endorsement of Trump, Bowen said he believes Trump is "likely to be our next president," and Romney's last six years "were characterized by, frankly, his hatred of Donald Trump.
33% : When he was not, I wasn't afraid to speak up," Curtis said, adding that Trump "spent too much money and I didn't vote for his budgets.
24% : ""I think a lot of Utahns were really dissatisfied with Romney's service, and I think we have a real chance of having a really similar thing," Bowen said, accusing Curtis of "refusing" to endorse Trump, which he called a "huge red flag" for a potential "Romney 2.0."Curtis pushed back on that.
8% : "Former President Donald Trump and Romney (who in 2020 was the lone Republican senator to vote to convict Trump on one of two articles of impeachment) came up multiple times during the debate while the three candidates sought to position themselves as the best one to fill Romney's shoes.

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