August 12, 2026

Hope is not a strategy, says Romney on Obama foreign policy

With Politico reporting that there has been a strategy shakeup in the Romney campaign led by Ann and Tagg Romney, we saw the first step in this change as Mitt gave a major policy speech yesterday on foreign policy. It’s not a top ten issue with voters, but it is an area where Romney must […]

Romney owns the first debate

If President Obama showed up to the debate last night expecting a gaff prone Mitt Romney, he was quickly disabused of that sentiment. Unlike his debate coach, John Kerry, Romney was energetic, in control of the facts, and ready to command the stage. In other words, he was Presidential. Commanding, pleasant, persistent, and focused, Romney […]

Crockett pulling ahead of well-funded McAdams in SLCo Mayor race

If you didn’t catch it, Mark Crockett is polling ahead of Ben McAdams in the Salt Lake County race for mayor. That’s a big deal. McAdams, with a large money advantage, has outspent Crockett by almost two to one. The Deseret News/KSL poll, conducted by Dan Jones and Associates, puts Crockett at 40 percent and […]

Anne-Marie winning over more individual donors in Utah House 37 race

In what Utah Policy has called a “battle royale,” Utah’s 37th legislative district is shaping up to be a race between a political insider and a grassroots supported campaign.

Where Lampropoulos has raised 65% of her donations from individuals, Moss has raised 60% of hers from special interests, corporations, and other politicians.

In debate, Crockett and McAdams differ in management styles and careers [Examiner.com]

One, Democrat Ben McAdams, is a first term state senator, senior adviser to the Mayor of Salt Lake City, and a lawyer. The other, Republican Mark Crockett, is a businessman with a law degree and career turning struggling companies into successful ventures. Both touted their experience as appropriate for the chief executive position in Salt Lake County, reminding listeners of competing plans to reform the county.

Crockett, McAdams prepare to debate tonight and this weekend [Examiner.com]

In what is shaping up to be one of Utah’s most watched elections this year, candidates for Salt Lake County mayor will meet in three debates this week and several more in the coming weeks.

Starting tonight on KCPW, Republican businessman Mark Crockett and Democratic Senator and political consultant Ben McAdams will debate why each should be chosen as mayor of Utah’s most populous county. This is not the first debate between the two, but it is the first broadcast during the prime time hours from 6 to 8 PM.

Democrat or Republican, people wear funky clothes to conventions [pics]

By and in large, the most famous fashion meme at both conventions seemed to be Old Glory, followed shortly thereafter by Obama (well, at least at one of the conventions…).

The pictures below were taken by her, myself, and my Better Half during the conventions. Let’s see if you can guess which convention they were taken at.