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Poll: 78% of Utahns want Sen. Orrin Hatch to retire after this term

Poll • Republicans say the seven-term senator is doing a good job; Dems and independents give him a thumbs-down.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who also serves as the Senate's president pro tempore, is surrounded by reporters on the way to a meeting of the GOP leadership as lawmakers rush to wrap up their work and pass a funding bill to avert a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Congressional negotiators worked through the weekend on a $1.1 trillion spending bill and a package of tax breaks, with Republicans and Democrats promising that a final product will be unveiled on Monday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)