Posted on 04/27/2014 3:08:43 PM PDT by SMGFan
Former Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love earned ample support from Utah Republicans on Saturday to win her party’s nod for the House — and most likely become the GOP’s first black congresswoman.
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Glad you do. The other babies killed by abortion might not be quite as forgiving.
As for being a Mormon counting more than being a Republican in UT, well, maybe that’s so, but it would only matter if the GOP nominates a non-Mormon for the governorship, which is not going to happen.
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However the 4th District includes covers Salt Lake City, the strong hold of the Mormons...
Salt Lake City was in the 2nd District, Matheson’s old district until the 2010 census added the new 4th District..
From 2000 on Matheson won Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County as a Democrat in the 2nd District, a Mormon district..
Religion counts in Utah..
The unwillingness to accept anything less than perfection got us four more years of Obama. I'm willing to be satisfied with her being better than the incumbent and her dem challenger.
You're welcome to go root for the Dem to win.
Sorry, I ain’t buying your false choice. Peddle that “root for the Democrat” to someone who will fall for it.
I have nothing against Love, and I have every reason to believe she’ll be great in Congress. But my support will always go to the most pro-life candidate, who will quite often also be the most conservative candidate.
It seems like you’re pretty cavalier about throwing away lives of some of the unborn in the name of political convenience. Or am I reading your words wrong?
OK, point to a more pro-life candidate who will be on the ballot in that particular Congressional race.
Again, this isn’t about Love. It’s about your post 88.
Clearly she’s the most conservative. She would get my vote.
In any particular primary, I'm in favor of the most conservative candidate.
In the general, I will vote for whoever is on the R side, unless the person is such a stinking RINO that there is little difference between him and the Dem, in which case I will abstain (as I did on Arlen Specter).
In terms of sending campaign contributions, I will go with whoever seems MOST EFFECTIVE in actually effecting a long-term reduction the power of the Left (WI gov Scott Walker is high on the list, followed by MI gov Rick Snyder. Ted Cruz is also on the list)
OK, I said "Personally, I think it's sufficient that she's in favor of any sort of reduction in government support for abortion, which is a position that is very much more pro-life than her Dem challenger."
What I mean is that as long as the candidate:
(1) Is in favor of reducing abortion in some way (in Mia's case, ending federal funding for it), and
(2) Will not vote in favor of any pro-abortion legislation, nor vote against any pro-life legislation, nor make public statements against pro-lifers or supporting pro-aborts
Then that candidate has my support even if she refrains from making statements like "I vow to make abolishing abortion my #1 priority while in office".
You've got that right. I recall that during her last run for office, rino Jon Huntsman, Sr. came out and endorsed her Democrat opponent.
“However the 4th District includes covers Salt Lake City, the strong hold of the Mormons...
Salt Lake City was in the 2nd District, Matheson’s old district until the 2010 census added the new 4th District..
From 2000 on Matheson won Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County as a Democrat in the 2nd District, a Mormon district..
Religion counts in Utah..”
For someone who purports to know so much about Mormonism, you sure are ignorant.
1. Salt Lake City may be LDS church headquarters, but it is far less Mormon than the rest of Utah.
2. Salt Lake City is split among all four congressional districts in the state. The UT-04 does not “cover Salt Lake City”; it merely includes part of the city, along with part of Utah County (but not Provo itself).
3. Prior to the 2011 redistricting plan, the UT-02 represented by Matheson included part of SLC, but also a whole slew of rural counties. Yes, it was a Mormon-majority district, as were the other two CDs in the state back then.
4. Prior to 2012, Jim Matheson did win a Mormon-majority district, as did the Republicans who represented the other two Mormon-majority districts, and Republicans have won every single statewide election going back over 15 years.
I know that you don’t like Mormons, and you don’t like Democrats, but, unfortunately, most Mormons won’t make it easy for you by voting Democrat.
1. Salt Lake City may be LDS church headquarters, but it is far less Mormon than the rest of Utah.
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a smart guy like you ought to be able to explain that one..,..
4. Prior to 2012, Jim Matheson did win a Mormon-majority district, as did the Republicans who represented the other two Mormon-majority districts, and Republicans have won every single statewide election going back over 15 years.
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FOCUS kid...
the subject is Matheson not the Man behind the Mormon Curtain...
A majority of the state's residents are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As of 2007, 60.7% of Utahns are counted as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, although only 41.6% of them are active members.[9][10] Mormons now make up about 34%–41% of Salt Lake City,[9] while rural areas tend to be overwhelmingly Mormon.Beyond that, you can look at the references or do your own googling for Utah demographics.
actually there are now more Exmormons in Utah than people who identify themselves as Mormon..
Plus only 15% of Mormons are temple Mormons...ie Mormons with temple recommends...they need that to be allowed to go to the temple, participate in the temple rituals, or to attend a wedding at the temple..
As to why Salt Lake City is less Mormon than rural areas, SLC has had a large influx of immigrants, particularly Hispanic. Why? Most likely for the same reason why other major cities in the US have a larger percentage of minorities and Hispanics than the rest of the state.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
AuH2ORepublican said “the UT-02 represented by Matheson included part of SLC, but also a whole slew of rural counties.”
while PapaBear3625 said “Mormons now make up about 34%–41% of Salt Lake City,[9] while rural areas tend to be overwhelmingly Mormon.”
so it was the Mormons in the rural areas who elected the Democrat Matheson and kept reelecting him for 5 more terms...
Interesting eh what ???
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