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Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans and the Pursuit of Power, by Matt Canham, Thomas Burr

Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans and the Pursuit of Power, by Matt Canham, Thomas Burr

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Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans and the Pursuit of Power, by Matt Canham, Thomas Burr

Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans and the Pursuit of Power, by Matt Canham, Thomas Burr



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Distant relatives whose ties extend back to the founding of the Mormon church, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman Jr. became political allies as governors. Before that, their fathers were chummy. Mitt’s sister and Jon’s mom were college roommates. So when Romney was preparing his first presidential run, he assumed he had Huntsman in his corner. He was wrong. Their split in 2006 created a bitter rivalry that led to a contentious 2012 presidential showdown. This book by Salt Lake Tribune reporters Matt Canham and Thomas Burr tells the story of these dynamic and dynastic families, who have found themselves driven together by chance, business, politics and piety. It starts with the rise of George Romney and Jon Huntsman Sr., men who escaped poverty to become wealthy and influential. Their sons responded to their powerful fathers in different ways, but they ultimately ended up in the same places — vying to run the 2002 Winter Olympics, campaigning for governor and then for the White House. While both Romney and Huntsman have fallen short of the ultimate political prize, their successes on the national stage have become a turning point for the LDS Church, which yearns for broader acceptance from the American people. As their fathers expected much from them, Romney and Huntsman expect much for their children and that means we may not have seen the last clash between the Mormon version of the Hatfields and the McCoys.

Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans and the Pursuit of Power, by Matt Canham, Thomas Burr

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #616260 in eBooks
  • Published on: 2015-05-28
  • Released on: 2015-05-28
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Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans and the Pursuit of Power, by Matt Canham, Thomas Burr

About the Author Matt Canham is an investigative reporter, who specializes in campaign coverage, money in politics and data analysis. He covered Jon Huntsman’s first years as Utah’s governor and assisted in the newspaper’s coverage of the 2012 presidential race. He’s a recipient of the National Press Club’s Regional Reporting Award. A proud University of Utah alumnus, Canham joined The Tribune staff in 2002. Thomas Burr is the Washington correspondent for The Tribune and covered Mitt Romney's two White House runs as well as Jon Huntsman's short-lived presidential campaign. A native Utahn, and Washingtonian since 2005, Burr is vice president of the National Press Club and a member of the Gridiron Club and Foundation and the White House Correspondents' Association. He is a three-time winner of the Press Club’s Regional Reporting Award.


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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Not a political hit job... By Jill Meyer I'd like to start off my review of "Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans, and the Pursuit of Power", by Matthew Canham and Thomas Burr, by saying this book is not a political hit job. It is completely unbiased - which is an important thing for the reader to know. Usually in a work of non-fiction about politics and politicians, the reader gets some idea about the political ideology of the author(s), but in "Mormon Rivals", there's nary a hint. Both Canham and Burr work for the "Salt Lake Tribune" and their clean writing style is indicative of a newspaper reporter's work.I have been fascinated by Mitt Romney since he first ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2007. I couldn't quite "figure him out"; what were his political ideas and how did his Mormon faith affect his political run. I had long admired his father, George, and if I had been able to vote in 1968 - and he had been running - I might have voted for him. Mitt, however, seemed a long way from his father... And then Jon Huntsman, Jr, came on the scene and I wondered who he was and how his upbringing and family differed from the Romneys.When I saw "Mormon Rivals", I realised it was a chance to learn about Romney and Huntsman. Both governors and descendents of Mormon "royalty", they were Republican rivals for the presidential nomination in 2012. Obviously Mitt Romney won in 2012, and evidently thought about running again for 2016. Jon Huntsman has not thrown his name in the ring, but I somehow doubt he's squelched all political ambitions.Canham and Burr cover the history - religious, socially, and financially - of both families. Jon Huntsman, Sr, made a lot of money in the 1960's and the family has been economically generous to charities in Utah and elsewhere. Maybe because they seem more tied to the University of Utah, rather than Brigham Young University, the come across as more "ecumenical" in their giving, rather than parochial. The authors examine the early and school years of both men, as well as their choices of wives. One particularly interesting section of the book concerns the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. There the authors stress how corrupt the bidding for the games process was on the international level, as well as how troubled the games were when Salt Lake City's bid was accepted.The rest of the book is balanced and well written. It's an objective look at two political powerhouses and how they accrued their power and what they've done with it. This book is for political junkies like me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating look at Romney and Huntsman's parallel paths to power By Daniel B. Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans, and the Pursuit of Power is an engrossing political drama, an in-depth look at the lives, families, history of and connections between two of the biggest names in politics to come out of Mormon ranks in a generation. Authors Matt Canham and Thomas Burr are masters of their subject, weaving a fascinating look at how the two families took parallel paths to rise from pioneers on the American frontier to leadership on the national political stage.For political junkies, Mormon Rivals, published by the Salt Lake Tribune, is like opening a bag of Cheetos: You promise yourself that you're going to just read a page or two and then put the book down, turn off the light and go to bed. Hours later, you're still reading, gripped by a saga that is as dramatic as that of any modern political dynasty. Before you know it, morning light is filtering through the bedroom windows and you realize that you've got orange dust up to your elbows and the Cheetos are gone. Oh, and you know far more about the Romneys and Huntsmans than you ever thought to ask.Canham and Burr carefully document not only the family history of both of the former presidential candidates, but detail the path that each took to political prominence, and the combination is both fascinating and informative. Here are the “saloon keepers and rabble rousers” in Jon Huntsman’s past on father’s side and the “ministers and proselytizers” on his mother’s. We watch Mitt’s father’s quest for the White House and the poorly conceived comments that ended that campaign for the Republican nomination. And there’s more, with the authors tracing both families’ history into their past as pioneers of the American west. I thought I had done a pretty decent job of following the presidential race in 2012, reading numerous stories about both Mitt and Jon, but I found much that I had missed, or had been unclear, a more thorough and less loaded picture than most accounts provided of the candidates during the heat of a presidential campaign.It’s also clear that Canham and Burr know their subjects, if not personally, well enough to provide appropriate context, whether the reader is a political debutant or veteran. As if it weren’t clear from the title, a major part of the friction between Huntsman and Romney that the authors are examining is the common religion, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mitt and Jon come at their religion differently from each other, with Romney seeming, apparently sincerely, the more orthodox of the two, while Huntsman’s dedication to the LDS faith seems at times to be more cultural. The authors are able to use a deft hand to explain the faith to non-believers or the uninitiated, demonstrate how the faith impacted and was demonstrated by both Romney and Huntsman (and their families), but without the mistakes or faux pas that often characterize the writing of journalists from outside of the mountain west. It’s a style that neither flaunts not flogs the faith. Instead, it merely explains Latter-day Saint history and doctrine with sufficient information to provide a framework for the world from which Romney and Huntsman emerged.In many respects, the Romney and Huntsman families come from different places and have made distinct choices that set them apart. Both have strong good looks, beautiful wives, and large families, but similarities fade from there. Romney may be culturally closer to Utah, but is more a child of Michigan and Massachusetts. Huntsman, a Salt Lake City native, often seems to have more in common with an east coast prep school crowd than with the social and economic conservatives of his home state.There are other differences, as well. Both owe much to their fathers for help in building their careers, but Huntsman career seemed to rely more on his father’s connections, and large financial donations, to political elites. Whether in his appointment to the USTR or employment with Huntsman Corp, Jon’s biggest benefactor has always been his father Jon Huntsman, Sr. It’s hard to argue that Romney was as reliant on his father for Mitt’s immense success in business or in politics. On the other hand, the influence of George Romney on his son’s choices in life cannot be underestimated. However, it was an influence that is born of Mitt’s admiration for his father, not based on his father’s money.And, of course, there is the 2012 campaign for the White House. Canham and Burr tell the story that is still fresh in the public’s mind with a thorough look at the ups and downs of the campaign.As Mormon Rivals draws to a close, Canham and Burr look at the scions of the Romney and Huntsman clans, evaluating how the next generation has participated in their fathers’ political lives and whether a second generation of rivalry might continue the rivalry. Whether Abby Huntsman and Josh (or Tagg) Romney will enter politics, though, remains an open question, and the book closes with an eye on the future.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Power of Ego By Jack Fascinating story of two powerful and proud families vying to be El Primo in Mormon religious and political circles. Full disclosure: I am LDS and was strongly supportive of Romney's campaign for President, so perhaps I am not as objective as I could be. That said, I found the Romney story to be far more compelling than the Huntsman one. Jon and his father are not particularly appealing, although I do like their independent streak and wish there were more Republicans who held the same ideas. Anyone even remotely interested in politics, Utah, the Mormon culture and the interlocking strands of power in that most unusual of states will find this book well worth the time it takes to read it.

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