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 […]
Crockett, McAdams prepare to debate tonight and this weekend [Examiner.com]
September 26, 2012 by
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.
Attacks on ALEC: Transparency or policy?
July 27, 2012 by
Is it transparency? Or is it policy? The American Legislative Exchange Council was under attack this week, mostly for not being transparent, from organizations led by the Alliance for a Better Utah. What is behind the attack? [cont…]
Utah’s March 15 Caucus: To go, or not to go…
March 12, 2012 by
Today, with the Utah caucus finally within site (it’s on Thursday at 7 PM if you’re Republican, Tuesday if you’re a Democrat…find out where to attend here), many are still questioning whether we should even have a caucus.
Why not just hold a primary? Why do we have to sit in a room with our neighbors and elect someone else to be our delegate? It would be easier to just hold a primary. [cont…]
In lieu of a daily post…
February 28, 2012 by
I’ve been asked to be on some kind of Deseret News live panel blogging about the election results tonight. Please join me there as we watch the primary results come in from Arizona and Michigan. Click on the image below to find the panel. Coverage starts at 5:30 PM.
You can also follow me (should you be so inclined to stalk) on Twitter under the handle @publiusdb.
Have we been too hard on Mike Winder?
November 14, 2011 by
Perhaps we have been too hard on Mayor Winder: [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/ethanmillard/status/135438011881111552″] Yes, the Salt Lake County Mayor race is a tough race, but it’s not impossible. In fact, but for a scandal, the Mayor’s office would probably still be Republican (instead of just held by a DINO). But wait…isn’t that the point? [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/bludworth/status/135489868758388736″] Yes, […]
Mayor Mike Winder: Poor Judgment or Fraudulent Behavior?
November 11, 2011 by
Justified or not, Mike Winder has put himself in hot water for using a pseudonym to publish articles in local newspapers. My first thought on hearing about it? “What were you thinking, Mike?” Using a pseudonym to make a point or to tell a story is not without precedent in our culture and country. In fact, […]
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