Commentary: To save the Republican Party from Trump, Romney must shove Hatch aside.

If Hatch is cowed by Trump, then he’s begging for a challenger, and that challenger should be Romney.

FILE - This March 3, 2016,, file photo, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney weighs in on the Republican presidential race during a speech at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. A group of Utah Republicans is mounting a public campaign to urge Romney to run for a U.S. Senate seat currently held by Utah Republican Orrin Hatch. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Commentary: To save the Republican Party from Trump, Romney must shove Hatch aside.

If Hatch is cowed by Trump, then he’s begging for a challenger, and that challenger should be Romney.

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