But what happens when journalist have to stir the pot a little themselves to keep the controversy going? Today’s story by Dave Montero may be just that–something to keep a story going another cycle or two. In “2nd District turmoil has some GOP looking at Democrat,” Montero manages to turn one Republican into “some” Republicans. [cont…]
1st Black Republican Woman in Congress? Mia Puts Utah on Drudge.
April 24, 2012 by
Matheson’s Re-Election Is On the Rocks
April 23, 2012 by
Mayor Mia Love of Saratoga Springs secured the Republican nomination for Congress by a resounding margin at Saturday’s convention, garnering a whopping 70% of the vote from the GOP delegates of Utah’s 4th Congressional District. The excitement and energy Love brought was palpable in the convention center. Mia Love is clearly entering the race for Congress with the wind at her back, something that cannot be said for her Democrat opponent. [cont…]
Live Blogging the Utah Republican State Convention – Part 3
April 21, 2012 by
3:52 PM Sorry, folks. Ran into some friends, and so I took a break. Anyway, what you missed is that the auditor race went to a primary after Johnson campaigned on “I’m a CPA” and Becky Lockhart and Mike Waddups introduced John Dougall. Now, we’re listening to the the First Congressional candidates. Joe Fabiano just […]
Live Blogging the Utah State Republican Convention – Part 1
April 21, 2012 by
10:33 AM Getting a little bit of a late start this morning…but give me some credit. There are 51 candidates here today and I had to run around and get pictures of as many as I could. At this point, they’ve already explained how electronic voting will work, and it means that no one will […]
My Pick for Salt Lake County Mayor: Mark Crockett, Because Experience Matters
April 10, 2012 by
Mark Crockett’s real world experience saving companies billions of dollars and proven conservative record serving the public trust has earned him my support for Salt Lake County Mayor. [cont…]
Do you know your local elected officials?
April 2, 2012 by
Lately, I’ve been involved with a campaign that could be classified as “down ticket.” It’s not a for the US Senate or for Congress, Governor or the state legislature. It’s not even for attorney general. It’s the Salt Lake County mayor’s race, and it’s “down” the “ticket” from all of those higher profile races, even if it deals with issues near and dear to all of us.
Indeed, it may deal with stuff that we use a lot more frequently than some of those other races. Libraries? Rec centers? Parks? Snow plows? Mental services? Jails? [cont…]
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