After publicly mulling the idea of running as a write-in, giving hope for cat fud fans everywhere, unfortunately, Bob Bennett has decided to go quietly into the night after all.
"If I were to do it, it would revive all of those passions and divide the party in the state of Utah," Bennett said, calling the campaign "the nastiest race for a party nomination in the history of Utah."
The fact that his announcement was at NRSC headquarters was a pretty clear tip-off ahead of time that he wasn't going to break away from the party. Bennett didn't endorse anyone, but has a meeting scheduled today with Tim Bridgewater (who faces a primary against Mike Lee, both of whom finished ahead of Bennett at the GOP convention).
