“At the end of my next term, I would be over 80. Honestly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders. They must make the decisions that will shape the world they will live in,” Romney said.
The age of politicians is currently being discussed in the USA, Democratic President Joe Biden is 80 years old and wants to run again, Republican Donald Trump, who has already announced his candidacy, is only four years younger. No other serious candidate is emerging yet.
“I’m not running for re-election, but I’m not running away from the fight. I will be a US senator until January 2025,” Romney added. He explained his decision in almost three minutes video.
In 2018, Romney easily won the Utah election, but next year, according to the AP agency, he would face a fundamentally tougher fight. The senator became one of the most vocal opponents of former President Donald Trump, who continues to be one of the most visible figures of the Republican Party.
Utah in the US Midwest is a Republican stronghold. Romney won 62.6 percent of the vote in the election five years ago. Utah has had Republican governors continuously since 1985. According to the AP, there will be a lot of interest in the vacant Utah senator seat, because any candidate has a good chance of being elected.
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