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Utah GOP lurches to the right at Davis County convention
sltrib.com ^ | 3/27/22 | Bryan Schott

Posted on 03/27/2022 7:02:28 AM PDT by cotton1706

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On Saturday, other prominent Davis County Republicans were forced into a primary contest by more right-wing candidates.

Sen. Jerry Stevenson of Layton, co-chair of the Legislature's to budget committee was sent to a primary against Betty Young. Her campaign website focuses on the perceived loss of liberties and parental rights.

Rep. Melissa Garff Gallard, R-North Salt Lake, was sent to a primary against Ronald Mortensen, who has a history of sharing false, anti-immigrant rhetoric. Mortensen was nominated for a top post at the State Department by former President Donald Trump, but he was never confirmed.

Rep. Ray Ward, R-Bountiful, avoided an outright loss on Saturday by taking the signature-gathering route to potential re-election. He moves on to a June primary against Lyle Mason, who has been a favorite right-wing groups like Utah Parents United.

Utah's HD18 - which is open after Rep. Tim Hawkes, R-Centerville, announced he would not run for another term - features a primary election between former Centerville Mayor Paul Cutler and Alena Ericksen.

Ericksen, who briefly ran for Congress in 2021, has adopted rhetoric common to far-right anti-government sovereign citizen movement. She also sued state officials and the Davis School District over coronavirus-related restrictions. The two suits sought nearly $1.5 billion in damages.

1 posted on 03/27/2022 7:02:28 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706
Did someone call?

2 posted on 03/27/2022 7:07:19 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of three generations.)
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To: cotton1706

“hard lurch to the right-wing”:
1. Don’t murder babies
2. No men pretending to be women on women’s’ sports teams

It’s a sickening reflection of our society that these basic and common sense norms of civilization are rejected as “extreme right wing.”


3 posted on 03/27/2022 7:09:03 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Sorry, I’m not a biologist.”)
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To: cotton1706

There was no Trump loss to President Joe Biden. Trump won, fraud prevailed!


4 posted on 03/27/2022 7:09:26 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: cotton1706
startling turn to the right

Unexpected!

5 posted on 03/27/2022 7:10:05 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: cotton1706

Mittens Romney and Juan McCain were both selected by media manipulation and then destroyed by that same media while the GOPe stood by and watched, happy just to be allowed to attend the Inauguration.

Trump has energized the conservative base like no one since President Reagan. Thats why 5hey hate Trump. He’s the one person who can ruin their dreams of the New World Order.


6 posted on 03/27/2022 7:11:35 AM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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Good to see at least Utah is going after RINOs.


7 posted on 03/27/2022 7:13:23 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Don’t forget election integrity. Hell, 15 years or so ago the Democrats were all on board with election integrity. Now they’re opposed to it because they’ve decided to cheat in elections.


8 posted on 03/27/2022 7:15:09 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Like button, like button...where the heck is the like button?


9 posted on 03/27/2022 7:16:04 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud. Sorry.)
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To: cotton1706
THIS is what we, the grass roots GOP voters, have been waiting 2 years for.

RINOs were always so careful to hide who they really are. Then Trump came along and the curtain was pulled back.

The Democrats could not have stolen anything in 2020 had it not been for RINO-controlled state legislatures who handed it to them on a platter.

Never forget the 2020 traitors. Vote everyone of them out who must face a primary.

No more RINOs = No more stolen elections.

10 posted on 03/27/2022 7:19:38 AM PDT by HandBasketHell
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GOP voters turn away from Liars in Republican garb
11 posted on 03/27/2022 7:25:42 AM PDT by Varda
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The only reason Romney was the nominee was the same as why McCain was the nominee in 2008, as willing intentional Designated Loser.


12 posted on 03/27/2022 7:29:23 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: cotton1706
Donald Trump's presidency and subsequent loss to President Joe Biden,

Except President Trump actually DID beat Dementia Joe.

13 posted on 03/27/2022 7:30:39 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: cotton1706

I don’t know who Bryan Schott is, but this is some disgraceful writing!


14 posted on 03/27/2022 7:36:29 AM PDT by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.)
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To: cotton1706

America needs to “lurch” to the right and back to a God fearing people.


15 posted on 03/27/2022 7:38:03 AM PDT by G Larry (Tolerance will rise until intelligent people are banned from thinking to avoid offending imbeciles)
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Amen!


16 posted on 03/27/2022 8:00:33 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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To: Varda

Thank you! Perfect headline!


17 posted on 03/27/2022 8:02:26 AM PDT by Lake Living
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To: cotton1706

I cannot believe that LDS endorses this uber-left rag. Just to illustrate the position of the paper, check out this article-
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2022/03/27/why-utah-legislature/.


18 posted on 03/27/2022 8:04:30 AM PDT by matthew fuller (He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious. Yogi Berra )
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To: cotton1706

“lurches”


19 posted on 03/27/2022 8:10:44 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: sauropod

Bryan Schott

20 posted on 03/27/2022 8:15:05 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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