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Post by hifly15 on Jun 25, 2012 18:37:10 GMT
One of the best things that could happen to Matheson in the eyes of the GOP would probably be for him to run as governor. Even if he wins, all his vetoes can be overriden by the state legislature where the GOP have supermajorities. And that means his congressional seat is vacant and ready to be picked up by a fresh GOP candidate.
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Post by john07 on Jun 25, 2012 18:38:36 GMT
Surely no Utah democratic would seriously contemplate dumping Matheson however you drew his district. I assume that Jim Matheson is a Mormon. |
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Post by Richard Allen on Jun 25, 2012 18:42:33 GMT
Surely no Utah democratic would seriously contemplate dumping Matheson however you drew his district. I assume that Jim Matheson is a Mormon. Are non-Mormons allowed on the ballot in Utah  |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Jun 25, 2012 18:42:56 GMT
Surely no Utah democratic would seriously contemplate dumping Matheson however you drew his district. I seem to remember he underperformed at the convention this year, or at least that polling suggested he would. Given the conservatism of his voting record, I'd suggest he'd probably perfom poorly in Salt Lake City. But I would expect him to have a floor in the high fifties in any primary, no matter the district. |
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Post by hifly15 on Jun 25, 2012 18:43:44 GMT
Is Utah one of the states that bans atheists from taking public office?
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Post by john07 on Jun 25, 2012 19:56:40 GMT
Are non-Mormons allowed on the ballot in Utah I met someone at an International Conference who was on the Faculty at Brigham Young University, Provo. Amazingly he was not a Mormon. I queried this with another US academic and he confirmed that Brigham Young University did indeed employ non Mormons "but maybe they will not get promoted"! |
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Post by greatkingrat on Jun 25, 2012 19:57:51 GMT
The current Mayor of Salt Lake City is not a Mormon.
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Post by iainbhx on Jun 25, 2012 20:18:37 GMT
The current Mayor of Salt Lake City is not a Mormon. Salt Lake City is tiny compared to it's metropolitan area, it has barely 1/10th of the population of the official Salt Lake City Metro area and less than 1/18th of the population of the greater conurbation. This isn't uncommon in the intermountain west. SLC proper is liberal and Democratic, the rest of Utah isn't. SLC is actually quite nice and worth a visit, the rest of Stepford Utah is worth seeing for the views. |
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Post by iainbhx on Jun 25, 2012 20:23:48 GMT
Is Utah one of the states that bans atheists from taking public office? There are unconstitutional bans on atheists taking public office in Maryland, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Torcaso v. Watkins is the case that challenged the Maryland provision, they just haven't got around to removing it yet after fifty years. |
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Post by tricky on Jun 25, 2012 21:57:18 GMT
Is Utah one of the states that bans atheists from taking public office? There are unconstitutional bans on atheists taking public office in Maryland, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Torcaso v. Watkins is the case that challenged the Maryland provision, they just haven't got around to removing it yet after fifty years. Given the discussion on another thread 50 years to resolve a political issue is now officially precipitate or a headlong rush. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 27, 2012 8:13:26 GMT
Two endangered incumbents survived difficult primaries yesterday - Sen Orrin Hatch (R-UT) beat a tea party backed challenger and is now likely to be President Pro Tem of the Senate should the Republicans win a majority.
Rep Charlie Rangel (D-NY) managed to keep ahead of his challenger despite some very difficult problems over ethics.
But Rep John Sullivan (R-OK) did lose his primary to tea party candidate Jim Bridenstine.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2012 15:38:40 GMT
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Post by The Bishop on Jul 1, 2012 15:41:13 GMT
"non-presidential"??
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Jul 2, 2012 13:25:49 GMT
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Post by Richard Allen on Jul 2, 2012 16:03:59 GMT
Would enjoy seeing him beaten. |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Jul 2, 2012 17:10:44 GMT
I suspect it won't happen this time. He's a certain retirement for 2014 though, and I can't see the black community rallying behind a single candidate to stop Espaillat.
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Post by Sibboleth on Jul 7, 2012 10:53:37 GMT
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Post by iainbhx on Jul 7, 2012 11:34:22 GMT
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