Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, remains on the precipice of avoiding a Republican primary against challenger Dan Liljenquist, according to a survey of delegates to this weekend\’s GOP convention, but a separate poll of Republican voters shows that Hatch would hold a wide lead on Liljenquist if the contest did reach the primary phase. Hatch needs to earn the support of 60 percent of delegates in order to advance directly to the general election, where he would be favored to win a seventh term.
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