Mike Lee attends Utah town halls with GOP candidates hoping to replace Romney [Video]

Sen. Mike Lee crisscrossed Utah County on Friday, holding a series of quasi-job interviews for a quartet of the Republicans hoping to succeed Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate next year. Lee appeared at town halls for Trent Staggs, Caroline Phippen, Brad Wilson and Jason Walton, each hoping the senator’s presence would give their campaigns his stamp of approval.

One could reasonably argue the GOP delegates who showed up on Friday were there to see Lee, who is as close to a superstar among the delegate crowd as one could reasonably get. More than a few of them sported “I like Mike” t-shirts from his past campaigns.

If any of the candidates were hoping for an official endorsement from Lee, they were left disappointed. Lee said today was more of a chance for him to understand their positions and policies.

“I’m just doing events with them, hearing their presentations, watching what they say, …