Utah Governor Spencer Cox

[Jeff Lebowski]

There is a lot to unpack in that article:

- Alecia Williams, "a self-described 'volunteer/strategic adviser'” says she is "sure he's aware of their efforts" and hasn't told them to stop.
- Abby contradicts that and says the family doesn't know anything about it
- Hughes and Wright decline to back to a write-in campaign
- Utah GOP chairman says he's confident Huntsman will support the Republican primary process

But my favorite line was:



Jet-setting out of town right after the campaign loss strikes me as a very Huntsmanesque thing to do.

EDIT: I had a lot of respect for Jon Sr as he was my stake president growing up. Incidentally, he was also Tommy Wright's stake president growing up. Jon Jr., not so much respect for.

This was my favorite part:

The state party chairman pointed out that in the primary, “many Republicans won their races, and many lost. I am pleased to see so many of our unsuccessful candidates publicly demonstrate both grace and class by agreeing to put their differences aside, as is our tradition, and unify behind our party’s candidates.”

[UVACoug]

Are there really that many Huntsman fanboys?

https://www.ksl.com/article/50000149...e-for-governor

Alecia Williams, a self-described “volunteer/strategic adviser” to Huntsman in the final month of the primary race, said Friday she’s the spokeswoman for a group of supporters exploring a write-in campaign for the twice-elected governor out of frustration that Cox won with just over 35% of the vote in a four-way June 30 primary race.

You're frustrated that Cox only got "just over 35% of the vote" (Cox got over 36% of the vote, btw) so you're backing a write in campaign by a guy that lost with less than 35% of the vote? Yeah ... that makes sense.

[Moliere]

This is why I love twitter

[USUC]

Congratulations, Governor Cox.

https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp...mpression=true

[beefytee]

Congratulations, Governor Cox.

https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp...mpression=true

...voters will realize “he’s a pretty nice guy, a likable guy. Just like I think Spencer Cox probably is. I mean, he comes across as a nice individual.”

I'm glad he's a nice guy. Too bad he has no serious elected office or executive experience.

[Clark Addison]

I was disappointed in Cox when I found out he panic-ordered TP back in March/April.

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[BigPiney]

I was disappointed in Cox when I found out he panic-ordered TP back in March/April.

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He is a dummy.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Congratulations, Governor Cox.

https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp...mpression=true

Lol @ that doofus from the UU poli sci department saying that it would be a close race.

BTW, they reported on the local news 2-3 days ago that Huntsman is still considering running as a write-in candidate.

[Pelado]

Congratulations, Governor Cox.

https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp...mpression=true

I forgot that he hadn't actually won the office yet.

[Lost Student]

Lol @ that doofus from the UU poli sci department saying that it would be a close race.

'nuff said.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Congratulations, Governor Cox.

https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp...mpression=true

Just wait until Super Dell throws his hat into the ring. He will give Cox an ass kicking like it is an owl.

[smokymountainrain]

I was disappointed in Cox when I found out he panic-ordered TP back in March/April.

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his wife was getting nervous, so why didn't she order some on amazon?

[Moliere]

I was disappointed in Cox when I found out he panic-ordered TP back in March/April.

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It's a good thing shaking hands is no longer socially expected

[UVACoug]

Watched the Cox/Peterson debate tonight that happened a few weeks ago. I'm fully on board the Cox train, but I thought Peterson came off as a really appealing candidate. He's not as polished of a politician, and said a few things that made me scratch my head, but overall he is someone I could see myself voting for. In fact, I probably would have voted for him if Huntsman or any of the other Republican primary candidates had beaten Cox. He's a Democrat, but very much running as a moderate. Some of his debate answers frankly sounded more conservative than Cox's.

I'm a little surprised that Peterson is only polling at around 15%. He was obviously never going to have a real chance to beat Cox, but it seems like lesser Democrats have done better in the polls in recent Utah governor races. I'm sure he'll probably do a little better on election night than the polls are showing (there's still a sizable number of undecideds, for some reason). But I also think its a testament to Cox's crossover appeal that Peterson isn't doing better. I honestly could see Peterson doing pretty well running on his current platform, at least as it was presented in the debate, if there was an R behind his name as opposed to a D.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Watched the Cox/Peterson debate tonight that happened a few weeks ago. I'm fully on board the Cox train, but I thought Peterson came off as a really appealing candidate. He's not as polished of a politician, and said a few things that made me scratch my head, but overall he is someone I could see myself voting for. In fact, I probably would have voted for him if Huntsman or any of the other Republican primary candidates had beaten Cox. He's a Democrat, but very much running as a moderate. Some of his debate answers frankly sounded more conservative than Cox's.

I'm a little surprised that Peterson is only polling at around 15%. He was obviously never going to have a real chance to beat Cox, but it seems like lesser Democrats have done better in the polls in recent Utah governor races. I'm sure he'll probably do a little better on election night than the polls are showing (there's still a sizable number of undecideds, for some reason). But I also think its a testament to Cox's crossover appeal that Peterson isn't doing better. I honestly could see Peterson doing pretty well running on his current platform, at least as it was presented in the debate, if there was an R behind his name as opposed to a D.

Yeah Peterson is sharp. He should switch parties and run for some other office.