Having worked in politics and campaigns for many years, one issue that has troubled me the most is how foreign policy makers appear to be to the common voter – they don’t feel that they can connect to these abstract people and, therefore, ignore the issues of the day. One of the things I take [...]
Archive for the ‘Utah Politics’ Category
Utah’s Image Problem
Utah as an image problem. For far too long, our state has been viewed as a backwater hole where religious fundamentalism and the problems associated with it rule the day. As a native Utahn, I know that this is not the case, and I don’t know how many times I have heard visitors confide in [...]
Primary Predictions
It is that time again, where I look into my extremely cloudy crystal ball and make some predictions about the upcoming primary election taking place next week. If you are able, please be sure to vote; turnout is expected to be abysmally small, so your voice really can make a difference. I have provided links [...]
Lawn Signs Don’t Vote – But They Do Say Something
It is that time of the year again, where the lawn signs are in bloom. The season, this year, has come early, due in large part to the fact that we are in the middle of several contested primary elections. Sadly, unlike flowers, signs do not just pop up on their own. No, some poor [...]
It’s Official, Fair Boundaries Fails
As I have discussed in the past, I feel that the laws regarding passing a citizens initiative in Utah are so difficult that they are, for all intents and purposes, unconstitutional. Well, late last night I received an email detailing the official results that can be found here. As you can see, both Fair Boundaries [...]
The Delegate System is Hurting our Democracy
Did you know that less that 10,000 people in Utah decide the political fate of the entire state? They, and they alone, will decide who will be the next Senator, House Representative, County Commissioner, and Sheriff, just to name a few. Every law that is written, every ordinance that is passed, every political idea, needs [...]
Why Wright is wrong – the cold hard facts about her electability
I have started to grow tired of Claudia Wright supporters calling me a liar for saying that she is not electable. On this very blog, individuals, some of whom I know personally and respect, have said that a grassroots upswell will carry her over the top, others have said that Democrats are tired of centrists [...]
Rep. Sandstrom gleefully wants to make Utah look even more backward
You may or may not be following the debate currently taking place in our own back yard. Arizona just passed sweeping immigration legislation that has ruffled a few feathers (to put it mildly). The most controversial provision allows law enforcement to question any individual about their immigration status, regardless of why the officer initially wished [...]
Running for office? Keep it local.
Please note, if you are running for office and you decide to do a robo-call as part of your campaign, please make sure that the area code on the number calling me is from Utah – a certain candidate up for election tomorrow has now placed four calls to me from a 202 area code. [...]
The long awaited (?) post about Fair Boundaries
As many of you either knew or could easily figure out – I have been working for the Fair Boundaries Initiative over the past four months. Last Thursday, we finally submitted our signatures for final counting and, though nothing official has been released, I can tell you that we probably received half of our legally [...]
