Posted on 03/27/2022 7:02:28 AM PDT by cotton1706
Donald Trump's presidency and subsequent loss to President Joe Biden, combined with growing anger from two years of Covid restrictions, has oriented the party to such a degree that it's hard to believe Sen. Mitt Romney was the GOP presidential nominee just ten years ago.
That hard lurch to the right-wing of the party cost longtime state Rep. Steve Handy of Layton his seat in the legislature on Saturday. One of the state's more moderate Republicans, Handy, was defeated by newcomer Trevor Lee, who has embraced several right-wing issues during his campaign.
On his campaign website, Lee says he favors election audits and wants to pass "heartbeat" legislation, which bans abortions once a heartbeat is detected. Lee also says he favors a ban on "anyone with male DNA from competing on Women's (sic) sports teams."
Handy was one of several Republicans who flipped their vote to help override Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of a bill banning transgender athletes. Although the vote switch wasn't enough to sway Davis County delegates to support the longtime lawmaker. Lee is now unopposed in HD16.
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The startling turn to the right on Saturday was evident throughout Saturday's convention, focusing on culture war issues over more traditional bread and butter Republican topics.
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The Tribune is just WaPo West.
Davis County is the adjacent north suburb of Salt Lake. Sounds like they have discovered who the RINOs are.
Did he raid Elton John’s wardrobe ?
Hell, Dems have been cheating in elections for many decades.
LBJ, Jim Wright, Sheila J Lee, et al, from just Texas are
examples. Add the twin LULAC boys from San Antonio.
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