Mitt Romney failed to secure the Senate nomination in Utah. So did Abe Lincoln.

Mitt Romney failed to secure the Senate nomination in Utah. So did Abe Lincoln.

Mitt Romney did not win the Republican nomination outright for a Senate seat in Utah yesterday. He was hoping to have avoided the run-off altogether by winning 60% of the votes at the state’s Republican convention, and now faces campaigning for a June primary election. Though Romney was, and remains, a favorite in the race,…