How would Utah vote, the reddest of red states, if

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Senator Harry Reid, a Mormon, ran for President?

[WI_DEM]

1. He would probably get 40% of the vote

he isn't conservative enough for some of the more radical mormons. But he would do very well in SLC.

[neuvocat]

2. They'd still vote against him if he were a Dem.

[rpannier]

3. Republican

To think that Mormons would vote for Reid a Democrat over scrubbie is pure fantasy. Mormons, as tight a knit group as they are, will vote for people who are not Mormon against a Mormon if the Mormon has a more liberal position on many issues. In addition, Utah has a fairly sizeable Catholic population that is also quite conservative.
But, to be fair, Salt Lake City's mayor is a Democrat and somewhat of a populist.

BTW I disagree with you that Utah is the reddest. From what I've seen that dubious honor appears to belong to Idaho.

[RubyDuby in GA]

4. Reddest of the red?

I think I heard in the last election that every single county in Nebraska went republican, making the entire state red. Would that be the reddest of the red? :shrug:

[Vanje]

5. Red to the nth degree

Redder than Utah.
Redder than Nebraska.

Idaho. Here , Bush gets the highest approval ratings of any state.

[RubyDuby in GA]

7. Ok you win

And you have my deepest sympathies. :hug:

[rpannier]

10. Tell that to Nelson

He's a Democrat

[Clark2008]

12. So why is the South such a pariah on this board?

Seems to me the mid-West is well more deep red than the South.

I know my state (Tennessee) didn't go entirely red. There were several counties that were blue.

[RubyDuby in GA]

17. Beats me

I know a lot of fiesty, fired-up Dems in GA. And our state on local and state races was far more purple (dark purple) than red.

But I will give them that any state that "elects" (we are a Diebold state after all) Saxby Chambliss has it comin'!

[bornskeptic]

16. I've got to go with Utah.

Bush got 71.5% there, whereas he was only in the high sixties in NE and ID.NE had one red county (Thurston) as did Idaho (Blaine). UT was all blue, as was OK.
http://www.uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/

[DURHAM D]

6. How would women vote since Reid is anti-choice ? eom

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8. I think Dr. Dean is redefining the old "anti-choice, pro-life, etc"

stuff into the new "keep government out of our personal lives". I bet Sen. Reid would approve and go along with that outstanding notion.

[DURHAM D]

9. I hope so - as I think Reid's position is a real problem

for a Dem leader.

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11. is he just against abortion personally or would he like to outlaw

it for everyone? I am not familiar with his plan. I know a bunch of Democratic politicians say they are personally opposed to abortion but want it safe and legal. Does he want Roe v. Wade overturned?

[DURHAM D]

13. It is my impression that he does not think any (or hardly any)

abortions should be allowed. I don't know what he says about over-turing Roe.

[Rainscents]

14. Reid said, this is choice between women and Dr. Even thou he is

against Abortion. Look at his web site. He doesn't believe in overturning Roe.

[WI_DEM]

15. he personally opposes abortion, but will not do anything to overturn

Roe. He also has serious questions re: Alito, who has a strong anti-choice record.