I have a much simpler explanation:
All the Mormons vote for Cruz because of his Glenn Beck (metaphorical) love affair, and Cruz wins by a decent margin.
I’m a Trump supporter, but I am realistic enough to acknowledge that he has virtually no hope of winning in such a puritanical stronghold.
/Utah is beautiful though, when the mountains aren’t trapping smog blankets over everything
Huntsman is the Guy who can get votes
Good points.
I don’t know how much of a following Beck (Stabbie the Clown) has in Utah.