I love Utah politics

[old_gregg]

What is Chaffetz connection to Russia?

not sure where she was from, but i don’t think it was russia

[Jeff Lebowski]

not sure where she was from, but i don’t think it was russia

He killed five hookers in Texas.

[frank ryan]

He killed five hookers in Texas.

The word killed needs to be changed.

[BlueK]

What is Chaffetz connection to Russia?

Don't know, but I'm pretty sure there's a dossier on him somewhere.

[Jeff Lebowski]

The word killed needs to be changed.

Haha. Yeah, that's probably it.

[Uncle Ted]

Please, please no.

chaffetz could also make a senate run

Yeah, that Chaffetz character seems pretty popular in Utah... He won the last election with 73% of the vote. Major Curtis only got 57%.

[BlueK]

Yeah, that Chaffetz character seems pretty popular in Utah... He won the last election with 73% of the vote. Major Curtis only got 57%.

73% running unopposed is pretty bad.

In all seriousness, an incumbent Republican congressman running in the most Republican county in the entire country getting 73% is really NOT that great. My congressman (Sam Johnson -- Texas 3rd district) is probably about 95 years old, should have retired 30 years ago, but can still get over 80% in his sleep in a district that is conservative but not as conservative as Utah's 3rd.

[Uncle Ted]

73% running unopposed is pretty bad.

Running against a democrat in Utah County is the same as running unopposed. I think about the only democrat representative to come from there, that I can remember, was Bill Orton. I liked (and voted for) him.

In all seriousness, an incumbent Republican congressman running in the most Republican county in the entire country getting 73% is really NOT that great. My congressman (Sam Johnson -- Texas 3rd district) is probably about 95 years old, should have retired 30 years ago, but can still get over 80% in his sleep in a district that is conservative but not as conservative as Utah's 3rd.

Yeah, Johnson needs to retire... Didn't they already name a road (a stretch of US75) after him?

[CardiacCoug]

Kathie Allen is a bozo.

I love how Dems in Utah run super unlikable and unqualified candidates and then complain about losing every election.

[Applejack]

Kathie Allen is a bozo.

I love how Dems in Utah run super unlikable and unqualified candidates and then complain about losing every election.

Politics is all local, as they say. Yes, the Utah democrats nominate flawed candidates. But who would run as a democrat in Utah if they weren't flawed? You start with an assumption that at least 40% of voters would never consider a democrat, and there is little margin for a democrat to win there.

OTOH, Virginia just had a governor's race which featured the most milquetoast, unlikable, boring democrat and a fancy-pants repub lobbyist who embraced Trump. I had the misfortune of being constantly bombarded by their TV ads. The democrat won handily.And Virginia is not a flaming liberal hotbed (like DC). I'll wager that he would have gotten destroyed if the same race had been run in Utah. I think the results of election night, in general, are very bad for Trump/repubs.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Politics is all local, as they say. Yes, the Utah democrats nominate flawed candidates. But who would run as a democrat in Utah if they weren't flawed? You start with an assumption that at least 40% of voters would never consider a democrat, and there is little margin for a democrat to win there.

OTOH, Virginia just had a governor's race which featured the most milquetoast, unlikable, boring democrat and a fancy-pants repub lobbyist who embraced Trump. I had the misfortune of being constantly bombarded by their TV ads. The democrat won handily.And Virginia is not a flaming liberal hotbed (like DC). I'll wager that he would have gotten destroyed if the same race had been run in Utah. I think the results of election night, in general, are very bad for Trump/repubs.

Lol. Thank you, Captain Obvious.

[Eddie]

My old boss was of the extreme flaming flaming democrat feminist group. She moved from SLC to Traverse Mountain back when they were just starting to build up there. Imagine her surprise when she discovered, around election time, that her home was actually on the Utah County side of the border.

I had way too much fun razzing her about the elected officials that represented her - including Chaffetz.

[Shaka]

Running against a democrat in Utah County is the same as running unopposed. I think about the only democrat representative to come from there, that I can remember, was Bill Orton. I liked (and voted for) him.



Yeah, Johnson needs to retire... Didn't they already name a road (a stretch of US75) after him?

Orton was a good dude. My view is he was a centrist that leaned a bit right. In those days that's what made you a Democrat in Utah County. Heck, it still might.

[Northwestcoug]

Orton was a good dude. My view is he was a centrist that leaned a bit right. In those days that's what made you a Democrat in Utah County. Heck, it still might.

I voted for him. At the time he was the only democrat I voted for. He was pretty moderate. He seemed like a good guy.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I voted for him. At the time he was the only democrat I voted for. He was pretty moderate. He seemed like a good guy.

He was a moderate, a good guy, and the republican running that year was a jerk. Perfect storm. Those are pretty much the only conditions by which a democrat could win in Utah county.

Since Orton, we have had some jerks running (Chaffetz, IMO), but no moderate, appealing democratic candidates. We have also become more polarized as a nation, politically.