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EricMaundry

(1,619 posts)
Wed Oct 12, 2016, 03:23 PM Oct 2016

Solidly Republican For 48 Years, This Election Might Actually Put Utah In Play

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Source: NPR

Utah has been solidly Republican at the presidential level for the past 48 years. But the leaked tape of Donald Trump bragging about groping and kissing women without their consent may have been the last straw for socially conservative voters in this heavily Mormon state. Soon after the tape surfaced, several prominent Republicans in the state revoked their support for the GOP presidential nominee.

Trump has never had especially deep support in Utah where Texas Sen. Ted Cruz overwhelmingly won the the state's caucus in March. Citing its own history of religious persecution, the Mormon church has opposed Trump's proposals to prevent Muslims from entering the country. Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a Mormon with deep ties and support in Utah, has been one of Trump's staunchest Republican critics. Earlier this year, Romney gave a speech in Salt Lake City where he called Trump a "con artist."

Now, Trump's support in Utah could be collapsing, according to a poll conducted after the Trump tape was released. It shows both Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton drawing just 26 percent support.

"A lot of Mormon voters view Donald Trump unfavorably given all of the previous information that they had, and this just proved to be a tipping point where they finally said, I can no longer vote for this man," said Quin Monson, a political scientist and founding partner of Y2 Analytics, the firm that conducted the poll.


Read more: http://www.npr.org/2016/10/12/497672242/solidly-republican-for-48-years-this-election-might-actually-put-utah-in-play



Trump could finish in 3rd place in Utah. Behind Hillary and McMullin.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664606/Poll-Trump-falls-into-tie-with-Clinton-among-Utah-voters.html?pg=all
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Solidly Republican For 48 Years, This Election Might Actually Put Utah In Play (Original Post) EricMaundry Oct 2016 OP
Analysis and duplicate: the root news story is in LBN, and is still on the Home page. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #1
IMO winning Utah is a bridge to far.......... Old Vet Oct 2016 #2
And now Mike Lee is trying to jump from the 86 floor trump tower turbinetree Oct 2016 #3
isn't there a Mormon GOP candidate on t he ballot there? maxsolomon Oct 2016 #4
Evan McMullin dbackjon Oct 2016 #5

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)
1. Analysis and duplicate: the root news story is in LBN, and is still on the Home page.
Wed Oct 12, 2016, 03:27 PM
Oct 2016

This article: "said Quin Monson, a political scientist and founding partner of Y2 Analytics,".

Originating news: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141595091

Old Vet

(2,001 posts)
2. IMO winning Utah is a bridge to far..........
Wed Oct 12, 2016, 03:29 PM
Oct 2016

It doesn't get much redder then Utah, Trump may do poorly but I don't see Clinton beating any republican there.

turbinetree

(24,696 posts)
3. And now Mike Lee is trying to jump from the 86 floor trump tower
Wed Oct 12, 2016, 03:39 PM
Oct 2016

and disavow this guy, not happening.
You (Lee) and Chaffetz, and Hatch, were all on board with this "guy" and his running mate, you approved your "right wing platform", the same platform that says, that a woman's right to privacy with a doctor is wrong when it comes to health care choices, you own that platform and he owns you and you own him. Remember he said a woman's having a right to choice and the doctor should be punished.

In fact you and your cronies in the state like the idea of taking down the BLM, and selling off the national parks for a profit, to hell with the Indigenous People and there claim to scared lands and you (Lee) and Chafftez, openly supported the Bundy clan and what they were doing to BLM property in Nevada and Oregon, and your state legislature passed a law to do this, to show this support.

Now that your racists, bigot, serial assault and battery of woman "guy" and his playmate are in trouble you are trying to have both ways, not happening, even if you get re-elected, the population of this country that voted will not forget, you were only concerned about power and the U.S. Supreme Court and the agenda of Ryan and McConnell




maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
4. isn't there a Mormon GOP candidate on t he ballot there?
Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:23 PM
Oct 2016

gives them a place to go with their votes. HRC can pull 35% statewide, prob. might be enough if the GOP vote gets split 3 ways (Dump, Johnson, Mormon-guy-I-can't-remember).

 

dbackjon

(6,578 posts)
5. Evan McMullin
Wed Oct 12, 2016, 04:40 PM
Oct 2016
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