Lawmakers behind effort to push Romney for Senate run say now is the time

SALT LAKE CITY — Now is the time for Mitt Romney to run for the U.S. Senate, several state lawmakers said Monday at an event held at the state Capitol to promote an online petition urging Romney to get in the race.
"We should be electing the best of us, the best morally, politically and professionally. Gov. Romney fits that bill," Sen. Dan Hemmert, R-Orem, said. "We'd be lucky to have Mitt Romney represent us as a U.S. senator."
Hemmert, behind the Recruit Romney super political action com