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UpInArms Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-26-08 10:17 AM
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Obama ekes a lead among Utah donors
Source: Salt Lake Tribune

WASHINGTON - Utahns have topped the $10 million mark in supporting what will be by far the most expensive presidential race in U.S. history.

State residents have forked over more than 10 times the amount they did during the 2004 election.

But what may be more surprising is that in one of the most Republican states in the land, Democrat Barack Obama has raised more money than Republican John McCain.

McCain had a $200,000 advantage in Utah donations at the start of October, but a recent surge in fundraising has given Obama a tiny $8,000 lead.

Obama has outraised McCain in Utah by nearly 7-to-1 since the start of September.

"That's really extraordinary," says Matthew Burbank, chairman of the University of Utah political science department. "Part of that clearly has to do with the Utah effects of what's happening nationally, because obviously Obama has developed a very sophisticated fundraising operation

Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_10819776




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   He won't win Utah...but at least Utah Dems have made their voices heard.  Bicoastal   Oct-26-08 10:19 AM   #1 
   Utah may not be as red as you think  UpInArms   Oct-26-08 10:32 AM   #2 
   Utah Was The Reddest State In 2004  MannyGoldstein   Oct-26-08 10:40 AM   #3 
   My Irony Meter Just Pinned  Demeter   Oct-26-08 11:02 AM   #4 
   EVEN GOP fears the Mavericks ... SARAH'S idiot beliefs are ANTI-MORMAN ! ! ! They see this.  happygoluckytoyou   Oct-26-08 11:29 AM   #5 
   There was a lot of bad blood shed  laptoprepairguy   Oct-26-08 02:13 PM   #7 
   K&R  DeepModem Mom   Oct-26-08 01:34 PM   #6 
 
Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-26-08 10:19 AM
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1. He won't win Utah...but at least Utah Dems have made their voices heard.
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UpInArms Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-26-08 10:32 AM
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2. Utah may not be as red as you think
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Oct-26-08 10:40 AM
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3. Utah Was The Reddest State In 2004
Pretty amazing stuff.
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-26-08 11:02 AM
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4. My Irony Meter Just Pinned
Edited on Sun Oct-26-08 11:02 AM by Demeter
And that's got to be the third time I'm gonna have to replace it...

Way to go, Utah! Let's win this election and set Utah free!
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-26-08 11:29 AM
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5. EVEN GOP fears the Mavericks ... SARAH'S idiot beliefs are ANTI-MORMAN ! ! ! They see this.
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customerserviceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-26-08 02:13 PM
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7. There was a lot of bad blood shed
between the Mormons and the fundies during the primary race. Remember, a year ago, McLame was down in the dumper, and the nomination was Mitt's to run away with.

Then came Hucksterbee, and the fundies made sure Mitten's strategy of blitzkreig in Iowa and New Hampshire was going to get foiled. Mitt sucked up to McInsane in order to get the VP nod, then it went to a raving lunatic fundie. I'm not surprised that Utah wallets have not opened up to fund the Rethug campaign.

On the other hand, the only really significant non-Mormon group in Utah is Catholic Hispanics, and it's encouraging to see that they have gotten past the brown-doesn't-trust-black meme we were hearing when Sens. Clinton and Obama were still tussling for the nomination.
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6. K&R
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