Holly Richardson: The Utah Republican Party is a dumpster fire

The filing period for running for office ended Thursday at 5 p.m. with a whopping 19 candidates filing for the U.S. Senate seat. Other races have one candidate. (Congratulations on your win.)Most, though, have at least two candidates. That’s a good thing. Dialogue and differing points of view can make for robust public policy discussions and better laws when the public can weigh in by voting for the candidate of their choice.The public doesn’t always get that chance. Sometimes, the c