Mitt Romney spent three years managing the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, an investment that is paying off for him in the Republican presidential primary at the expense of former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman.
Romney has raised $1.9 million from Utah residents through Sept. 30, almost as much as the $2.1 million he raised from Massachusetts, where he was elected governor after the Olympic games, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based research group.
Huntsman, who hails from a prominent family in Utah and was twice elected governor, has raised $255,850 from his home state.
via bloomberg.com
