(Steve Griffin  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)  
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert talk to the media following an energy roundtable discussion at the Questar Building in Salt Lake City on Thursday. (Francisco Kjolseth  |  Tribune file photo)  

Mike Leavitt, former governor of Utah and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, lead the transition team for Mitt Romney -- quietly preparing the way for a potential Romney administration. (Steve Griffin  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)  
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert talk to the media following an energy roundtable discussion at the Questar Building in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign stop at Bavarian Inn Lodge on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in Frankenmuth, Mich.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks at the NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) conference in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Steven Senne  |  Associated Press file photo

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney listens as House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks in Milwaukee in April. (Al Hartmann   |  Tribune file photo)  

Karl Rove Wilfredo Lee  |  Associated Press file photo

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Jacquelyn Martin  |  AP file photo

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Rubén Gamarra  |  EFE file photo

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, speaks in December 2008 in Washington, D.C. Rice will attend a weekend event in Park City to support Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, is considered a potential running mate for Mitt Romney.

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