

"Run Mitt, run," Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) told The Hill when asked about a Romney bid to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the chamber's longest serving member.



Asked if the former 2012 GOP presidential nominee would face hurdles in Utah's primary contest, including a possible challenge by Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah), Flake shook his head no.



"Mitt will run, I think, without real opposition," Flake said, adding that he met with Romney over the weekend and "I hope he runs."