August 11, 2026

Will Utah Matter in the GOP Race for President?

According to a Deseret News/KSL poll Utahns believe Mitt Romney alone can beat Barack Obama in November (surprise!). And yet, today, on Super Tuesday, as ten states hold primaries, Utah is not one of them. In fact, Utah casts its vote for the Republican nominee dead last. Even with a nomination battle likely to continue into the spring, the Republican nomination may be over before by then.

Maybe.

Remember when there were eight candidates in the field? [cont…]

National Polls: Romney trending up, Santorum trending down. [chart]

In a Real Clear Politics aggregate of national polls, Mitt Romney is trending up, while Rick Santorum appears to have peaked and come down. The peak is by no means assuredly Santorum’s last…yet.

Are we there yet? GOP Candidates Face-off for the Twentieth Time

With fingers crossed that this would be their last debate together, the final four Republican contenders for President faced off in Arizona on Wednesday night. The stakes were high—for some more than others. Without Governor Mitt Romney’s money, Senator Rick Santorum and Speaker Newt Gingrich knew that this might be their best chance to pick up undecided votes in the upcoming Super Tuesday primaries. For Romney, it was a chance to retake the lead in the race for President. Lest we forget, Ron Paul came along, too, but, despite a strong performance, is increasingly playing the role of side-kick to front-runner Romney.

So how did they do? [cont…]

“Hip has nearly wrecked the country. Let’s try square for a while.” [video]

“I think we have had enough of hip. Hip has nearly wrecked the country. Let’s try square for a while.” [Cont…]

Losing Nevada, Newt Gingrich Holds a Press Conference [video]

For a guy who last week, upon losing Florida, was talking the populist talk of running a campaign for and by the people, Newt sure made a strange choice when he opted to skip a speech to reassure his supporters and instead went to the press to air his grievances.

For an airing of grievances is what it was.

If you want to know what kind of man Newt Gingrich is, then you must watch his press conference. After losing Nevada by a two to one margin, he opted to speak to the press instead of supporters (which is ironic, given how much he has bashed the press during the campaign). [cont…]

A Brief Review of the “Buffett Rule”

When your opponents come to the table and your negotiation position begins with “I won,” it’s hard for the President to move middle ground compromises in the interest of America. Barack Obama started his administration with a winner take all attitude and he has long since passed the point where he is willing to compromise on anything but his own terms. {cont…]

Four down…forty-six more to go.

Newt lost Florida, and he lost big. He dissed Romney by not calling to concede. Guess what? There are still forty-six states left in the Republican nomination battle. We’re going to see a lot more of him and his antics.

Further, if you’re voting where I am, you’re voting last. Dead last.

But enough about Utah’s primary in the last third of June. I’ve already expended enough hot air on that else where. While there are some really interesting ideas for changing up the Primary process, we’ll deal with those on a later date.

Right now, we’ve got a primary battle, and it’s going to be long. Contrary to victory speeches and common sense, this race is going to continue for a while. Don’t believe me? [cont…]