Posted on 12/17/2013 11:16:25 PM PST by Olog-hai
U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, Utah’s only Democrat in Congress, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election, easing the way for Republicans to pick up another House seat in a solidly red state.
Matheson was expected to face a tough repeat challenge in 2014 from Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love, a Republican he narrowly defeated in 2012.
While Utah Democrats admitted Matheson’s decision not to run for an eighth term is a blow, they’re hoping it will set him up to challenge U.S. Sen. Mike Lee or Gov. Gary Herbert, both Republicans who are up for re-election in 2016. …
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LMAO, if this jerk was gonna run for the Senate he wouldn’t be fleeing his House seat in fear.
Pure bull. Not a single current House Republican is to this piece of crap liberal's left, let alone "many so called conservatives".
Source ?
If we have to be concerned about losing a Senate seat in Utah to a Democrat, then we are done.
Who did he vote for to be Speaker in the House?
Lee is to conservative for the Utah GOP.
Club for Growth, and some UT newspapers. Yea I know.
As far as I’m concerned that happened in the last election when Orin Hatch was reelected beating a strong conservative by last minute town hall type meetings trying to save his seat from more Mike Lee conservatives. It was an apology tour that unfortunately won the day.
Amen and Bingo. You have UT described to a T.
I have no idea and don’t think it very relative to the issue at hand.
Lots of active Democrats in UT. and the Salt Lake Tribune is their media friend.
...and if you don’t believe my other post here is another opinion.
The Hatch Effect: As Erick Erickson noted a few months ago, Orrin Hatch started a new trend among the ruling class members. Recognizing the mistake of moderates like Bob Bennett and Dick Lugar, Hatch ran all the way to the right when he began to sense a credible primary threat. Last year, he voted 100% with Mike Lee. This year he has voted for amnesty, ENDA, funding Obamacare, debt ceiling increases, the Biden-McConnell tax increases, and many of Obama’s liberal judges and executive appointees.
The problem is that if Matheson were a Republican with the same voting record, he’d still be a liberal (60% lifetime liberal rating from the ACU). Not an outright moonbat, but still on the left. If your sources are telling you that Matheson is a “Conservative” and moreso than “Conservative Republicans”, that source is simply lying.
So whatever his conservative votes, he still was willing to put in a left wing Speaker of the House who would control the agenda of the House.
Lets not forget the real reason that McCain and Hatch were reelected, the ‘darling’ of Freerepublic, Palin, endorsed both.
The problem is that if Matheson were a Republican with the same voting record, he’d still be a liberal (60% lifetime liberal rating from the ACU).
Take it up with Club for Growth. I never claimed he was conservative only that he was rated higher than those who considered themselves conservative and we know who is and who isn’t.
I don’t believe she had anything to do with it. Only the minds of low info voters allowed it to happen. But maybe I’m only projecting my own situation. I’d rather vote on my own research and views than taking someones word.
...and further research has the Heritage Action Scorecard listing him somewhat lower than Club for Growth. He is still a force from the left in UT and probably garnering quite a few Republican’s in his corner.
But who are these people he was rated higher than ? That’s what I’d like to know.
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