August 12, 2026

Two take-aways from the Biden and Ryan debate

If you watched the VP debate on Thursday night, you saw a contentious and heated, policy heavy discussion. It was, for all intents and purposes, a draw, with neither candidate successfully walking away with the win, and by next week’s presidential debate, it will have already been forgotten.

When we look back, though, I think two things will stick out:

Is this a new Mitt Romney? [video]

Today, Politico reported that a shift in the Romney camp is leading to a “let Mitt be Mitt” shift in the Romney campaign. Then, we saw this (click here if you can’t see the video):   What do you think? Is this “new” Mitt Romney (which is actually the “old” Mitt Romney) the Mitt Romney we’ve […]

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.