A Great Day In Utah

By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | March 24th, 2010 at 10:52 AM |

RESIZE: AAA

I’m hearing from more and more people that last night was a truly great night for conservatives in Utah as Bob Bennett’s supporters were largely denied delegate spots to the State Convention.

Across Utah, in most major areas, Bob Bennett’s supporters were shut out. In Provo, Bennett was able to come in first, but barely edged out Mike Lee.

I’m getting reports from across the state, north to south, east to west, that Bob Bennett had a very, very bad night in Utah.

He’s now going to have to jockey for position with the others in the race. Here’s the key though — we need to rally around a guy like Mike Lee who appears to have done well. We don’t want Bennett trying to cut deals with the others.

Let’s hold their feet to the fire.

Remember, Mitch McConnell said conservative dissatisfaction with Republican leadership is “not relevant.” We have the power to prove him wrong by tossing incumbent Republicans and more importantly this year rejecting the candidates the Washington Republicans have picked for us.

At the end of the day, who do you think the NRSC backed candidates will be loyal to — the GOP leadership in DC or you?

Here is a first hand account.

Instapundit has more.

Jim Geraghty too.

Tags: Bob Bennett, Mike Lee, Utah

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http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

If Bridgewater didn’t move the needle in Provo after the big endorsement there, then it’s clear to me this race is now between Bennett and Lee.

No more Eagar, no more Bridgewater, no more fighting. Pick a side. Bennett, or Lee.

I choose Lee.
briancobbs

Congrats to Lee and congrats to Eric! I thought this was a quixotic quest to replace Bennett but I stand corrected. Well done!
eburke

Lee in Provo, he’s in a world of hurt. Provo is home to BYU and, thus, the home to the ‘establishment’ wing of the Mormon church. He’d be their guy big time (I’d get into all the dynamics of how Utah with it’s dominant Mormon infrastructure works but it’d take to long and, in the end, is irrelevant)

Bennett should’ve kicked Lee’s butt down there and the fact that he didn’t does not bode well for him.
eburke

about the way Utah’s selection process works is that there won’t be any ‘splitting’ of the conservative vote which would allow Bennett to sneak through a splintered field.

The magic number is 60%. Once a candidate hits that, there is no primary. There are several rounds of voting and each time the low person gets knocked off the ballot until only 2 remain. If on that ballot, or at any time before that time, one candidate gets to the magic 60 mark…it’s over.

All that we need is for the non-Bennett delegates to all be ABB (anyone but Bennett) delegates. If that’s the case, they will eventually have to coalesce around whoever’s left (hopefully Lee). Since every indication I have is that no matter the differences between supporters of the candidates running against Bennett, they are united in their desire to get the weasel out of office.

So…I am *very* upbeat about this. It would be nice if they all came together and sang kumbaya before the convention…but it’s not a necessity ’cause the Dems ain’t got a prayer this November in Utah.
http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

The Eagar brigade keeps shrieking hysterically about Halliburton, er, Energy Solutions, against Lee as much as against Bennett.

I think she’s in it for herself and may try to sabotage other non-Bennett candidates to try to run against him.
utah_liberty

In talking to all my friends around Utah, one thing is clear.

Bob Bennett is being recalled.

Anti-Bennett fervor sums up the caucuses everywhere, with record attendance at each one. My precinct had an order of magnitude higher attendance than the last one. Bennett supporters were in the minority at mine and others’ that I’ve talked to, and Mike Lee delegates have dominated. I’ve heard of a couple for other candidates, but the vast majority seem to have gone for Mike.

Is it fair to say that this one’s in the bag? May 8th cannot come too soon!
TxCon

what is the next step in getting rid of Bob Bennett?
http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

Give the delegates reason to give Lee 60%.
jstanard

In southern Utah it was very Anti-Bennett, and very Pro Mike Lee.

I talked with people in a number of precincts, and the results were the same. Anyone who was even “undecided” on Bennett were completely shut out with no chance.

Support for Mike Lee was VERY high.
shadowtax

CNN style! He can lift a quote out of context and repeat it over and over again to justify the greater truth.

McConnell did not say what you think he said, but hey, he’s a dufus, so who cares right? Just keep smearing until nobody pays him any attention.

I am excited about the result in Utah, but you don’t need to put words in the mouth of Mitch McConnell to get me to support Mike Lee.
arc_ut

Many people in Utah figured Lee isn’t even campaigning. No literature at their caucus, no show on the Lonsberry debate.

Eagar supporters were cheering last night with the call in re: State delegates. 80% to 90% success in getting an Eagar supporter elected in key locations. We will find out May 8th what percentage are really for Eagar, but she had a great night.

Lee bothers to file with the FEC and announce in Jan 2010. Bridgewater “announced in intent” in May 2009 and announced for real with FEC filed in Oct 2009.
Eagar FEC filed and announced in June 2009.

One drop out?

The time to have picked one conservative candidate for Utah’s 2010 US Senate race was in May of 2009.

Bennett had started running ads on TV about January 2009. We needed people to step up to challenge him.

Cherilyn Eagar asked Mike Lee the end of May 2009 if he was, or was not, getting in the US Senate race before she got in the race – prior to the State GOP Convention where thousands of delegates would be there.

Lee wouldn?t decide. Eagar made her decision. She was at the June 2009 Utah GOP convention with a booth, Lee wasn?t.

I have been asking Mike Lee what he was doing re: the race since Feb. 2009. Finally, in Nov. 2009, about the time Mark Shurtleff dropped out, Lee decided to get in, but made a calculated decision to announce he was running 2 months later, right after the FEC quarterly filing deadline.

Where did Mike Lee get the definition of Transparency? Was there something he didn’t want the voters to know? He was undecided for 9 months. Many in Utah have no interest in another attorney in D.C.

This race is hardly over. There are 8 GOP candidates out of the 11 candidates for US Senate in Utah.
jpniner

especially. Being totally against the GOP ‘establishment” is very shortsighted and dangerous.
streiff

that you really need to get out more.
arc_ut

Eagar beat Bennett in the last straw poll in Utah County that includes Provo.

4 of 8 GOP candidates picked up delegates last night. I am not aware of any for Cook or the last minute 3.

In one precinct there were 22 votes for Eagar, and 12 votes for Lee between 2 different delegates, 6 and 6.

Many delegates were elected supporting Eagar, and many were elected if they supported Eagar, Bridgewater or Lee.

I found no Cook supporters, and most of the Bennett supporters were not elected delegates.

State Delegates can change there mind any time up to and including the votes on May 8th.

As of last night, any Bennett delegates 2nd choice would be Eagar.

Many attendees were not decided on the challengers and wanted to elect delegates that were undecided.

May 8th will be fun.
arc_ut

I believe that Cherilyn Eagar is the only one running who has supported and been active in fighting for conservative values for the last 30 years at the local, state, national and international level. [That includes Bennett]
http://www.erickerickson.org Erick Erickson

Even put up the transcript. He tried a nice dodge, but clearly things conservative dissatisfaction is not relevant because they’ll vote GOP anyway.
eburke

for ‘conservatives’ to park their egos and do what’s good for the country.
eburke

can offer is that Cheryl got into the race first and therefore should be the candidate chosen, that’s pretty weak gruel.

It also undercuts your credibility when discussing whatever positives she has.
eburke

Unless you’ve been in a lead cave for the last 8 years, it is the GOP ‘establishment’ that has been and is very shortsighted and dangerous.

Which is why we conservatives are in the midst of retaking our Party. Bob Bennett and Charlie Crist are at the top of the list for us to send a message to ‘our’ leadership that business as usual is over.

Become. A. Precinct. Committeman!

And take back our party.
http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens
jpniner

the full exchange: http://thepage.time.com/details-mcconnell-on-john-king-usa-march-23-2010/

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KING: Now we’ll watch how this plays out tonight and we’ll report more on it tomorrow. But I want to show these poll numbers. We asked the American people what do you think of the leadership here in Washington. Among the questions, how are the Republican leaders like Senator Mitch McConnell, right here, how do they rate your job performance?

Among Republicans, among Republicans, 57 percent approve of the job you’re doing but 41 percent of Republicans disapprove of their own party’s congressional leadership. And among those who describe themselves as consecutives, only 40 percent approve of the job you’re doing and 58 percent of conservatives, the base of your party, Senator McConnell, disapprove of how the Republican leaders in Congress are doing their job. Why is that?

MCCONNELL: Well you know it’s an interesting question to ask. But it’s not relevant to what will happen in November. The most important question is what’s called the party generic ballot question. If the election were tomorrow, would you be more likely to vote for the Republican or the Democrat? According to NPR, for example, just a few weeks ago my party had a five-point lead in that question and all the surveys were no worse than dead even.

I don’t think anybody in the country is in love with the Congress today, but the question is will they vote for a change? Will they restore some balance after giving one side a very, very heavy majority in the last two elections?

KING: I agree the overriding — (INAUDIBLE) new poll today has it dead even, 49-49, in that generic ballot question, vote Democrat or Republican, but is that a sign, that dissatisfaction on the right, the Tea Party movement, that you have a volatile climate out there and there is a parole-like anti-establishment mood that could swing against you in such a volatile environment?
cwilson

Bugs: Duck season…
Daffy: Rabbit season…
Bugs: Duck season…
Daffy: Rabbit season…
Bugs: Rabbit season…
Daffy: Duck season…
Bugs: Ok,it’s Duck season…

Or is it…incumbent season! (Be vewy vewy quiet. I’m hunting RINOs)
http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

You do know that the party just had actual caucuses, right?
jpniner

Every GOP member of Congress/Senate voted against both Obamacare and the Stimulus last year. Quit whining, they show their true face when they can. However, its utlimately a PR game of chess. Think Obama really beleives in “Transparency” or really believed the words of his Nobel Peace prize speech, or in the Executive Order he’s signign today????? of course not

the larger point is thinking for yourself, if I had power(which is shared with the Dem and to a large extent the 4th branch of Govt: THE MSM), how do I govern and get things done, priortize the issues and navigate through all the b.s. and lies that come your way with the gigantic megaphone of the MSM?
acat

McConnell is even correct.

If I had a choice between putting the party’s house in order and putting the nation’s house in order, I’ll pick the latter.

Conservatives have to remember – no retreat. The D.C. weasels must be kept out of any real power. We may need a Mark Kirk to win elections in blue states, but that doesn’t mean we need to let them drive the agenda.

Mew
jenniferjmilleresq

That phrase illustrates the ypical condescending tone that I’m used to from the entrenched party leaders. We are wiser than you think and we are rejecting the likes of Mitch McConnell, Bob Bennett, and John Cornyn, so get used to the idea.
acat

Even RINOs know they don’t dare show their true colors when the conservatives are this pissed off.

Also, your second paragraph is a little tough to parse. Are you honestly trying to blame the Mainly Stupid Media whores for Bennett, McConnell, and McCain’s backstabbing of conservatives on core ideological issues?

Mew
jpniner

was clearly saying what matters isn’t the poll King cited as far as the election goes, but the way the Generic Ballot is shaping up. that was the context.

McConnell wasn’t saying: “screw the tea partiers”

If you think Moderates are going to become conservative ideologues, keep dreaming.
acat

McConnell is right, in the short term, that Conservatives must support the GOP in November. Duh.

What McConnell doesn’t do here is to deny that he’s having trouble helping his fellow moderates win the primaries. After getting badly burnt in Florida, he’s doubling down in Utah.

Mew
http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com ColdWarrior

then those delegates go to the state convention, which will be held on May 8, and those elected delegates, NOT registered voters, decide who the Party’s nominee will be. At the May 8 convention, if a candidate gets 60% of the delegate vote, they immediately advance to general election with NO primary. This levels the playing field so candidates with relatively little money can challenge an entrenched incumbent. There’s a good explanation here (Erick had linked to it):

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/96303/

And here’s another one Erick linked to:

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=N2E1MDk1MDQ1MzFmYmJkNTAyZTI1MDEwYTAzYWFjYTE=

Note: Republicans had to go to a Party MEETING to participate. Hint, hint.

Thank you.
ColdWarrior
No More Scozzafavas (or Bennetts)!
Become a Repubican precinct committeman. NOW!
Lycurgus

Senator who has never been particularly concerned with restraining government to its constitutional limits. He was fine with SCHIP and various bailouts in the past, but now he has found religion? Reaaaally?

We know what he’s about, getting himself back into power. He has no real desire to fight a massive and bloody political war to repeal this health care monstrosity, and has no real use for guys like Jim DeMint or Paul Ryan, unless they can score political points for his team. At the end of the day, he’s a fair weather friend at best, and a scheming, back-stabber otherwise.
Darin_H

Don’t forget all the winning in online polls too!!!111!!oneone!!
eburke

the answer is yes.

This would be the same bunch that traded fighting to the last breath before Christmas for a ‘highly embarassing vote’ on the raising of the debt ceiling. Yeah, and that’s what everyone’s talking about today; not the socialistic takeover of our health care system but the highly embarassing raise the debt ceiling vote that you ‘smarter than anyone else in the room’ insiders fought your guts out for.

Ummmm….you *do* realize that if the ‘leaders’ we have in Washington would have fought with every resource at their disposal like Coburn and DeMint wanted to, the Senate wouldn’t have even gotten to vote on this piece of socialist garbage until *after* Scott Brown won his January election. (check the legislative calendar pal.)

Yeah, you guys got your ‘embarassing vote’; the rest of us got socialized medicine.

Hell of job, dude!
jbburr

I know this for a fact, because I was there, and I was elected as a Mike Lee Delegate: Our caucus usually draws 25-30 attendees (previous years). Last night there were 143 concerned citizens there, and they all stayed until the end. All three of the delegates declared for Mike Lee, and won, in a field of eight other Mike Lee candidates. This is a precinct that had previously supported Bob Bennett. The opinions and thoughts have completely turned.
After all balloting had ended and all delegates seated, a straw poll was conducted. Mike Lee got all but 4 votes, Bennett got one vote. Tell you anything, or was this just an isolated case?
Lycurgus

Jim DeMint style folks. I know what we’ll all hear… the 11th Commandment will be rolled out, with a modification: “thou shalt speak no ill of the RINO establishment.”
jenniferjmilleresq

nervous right now, especially in the Republican party. The average Republican voter is tired of being underestimated by career politicians who have run in the same circles in the D.C. bubble with Democrats for years and even decades and have been absorbed. McConnell is in denial about what this primary season will bring.
red_oakster

The odds are shifting against the Crists and Bennetts, and that’s a positive. I welcome the Mark Kirks and Scott Browns as you do because they are in blue states. It’s the red states where we need to avoid unforced errors (Crist, Lindsay Graham, etc.). The more Rubios and Mike Lees we nominate and elect, the better the government we’re likely to get in DC. And the political environment has never been more hospitable to conservatives waging primary and caucus campaigns.
arc_ut

I believe that Cherilyn Eagar is the only one running who has supported and been active in fighting for conservative values for the last 30 years at the local, state, national and international level. [That includes Bennett]

Go back a year or 5 and see how many of the others have been conservative.

Why did Mike Lee donate $500 to the Bob Bennett election committee October 25, 2008, just after Bennett brokered TARP?

I don’t know.
arc_ut

Yes, and Cherilyn Eagar did great. Yes 4 of the candidates all got favored state delegates elected last night. Yes, Eagar got reports around the state of supporters and team members getting elected as state delegates.
http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

Did Eagar give to a Democrat instead?
arc_ut

There was no one representing Lee or Bridgewater.
The one with the majority of votes was someone supporting Cherilyn Eagar.

One of 4 delegates supported Bennett. Two were for “someone” other than Bennett and one for Eagar.

The Eagar delegate was elected.
arc_ut

1 state delegate, 4 state delegate candidates
http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens
TxCon

Interesting system. I kind of like it.
shadowtax

He is not insulting or demeaning conservatives. You are putting words in McConnell’s mouth that are not supported by the full interview. He is not calling conservatives irrelevant. He is saying that his approval rating as majority leader is irrelevant to the November election, a point you concede.

Maybe he acts like conservatives are irrelevant. Maybe he said something worse somewhere else. But writing, “Hey conservatives! McConnell said that you are ‘irrelevant!’” Well, that’s a flat out misleading provocation. You did it once in the original story. Now you are repeating it. The meme is misleading. I’m hoping you drop it, and find something better to support your point.
arc_ut

Harry Reid and Bob Bennett are both taking campaign funding from EnergySolutions,

Cherilyn Eagar isn?t opposed to ES existing, nor properly storing Utah?s hazardous waste, or perhaps hazardous waste from another state, providing we have some control over it. (Saftey).

Mike Lee is stating that Chaffetz is wrong to co-sign a bill that stops it at the federal level, and saying Utah can?t stop it at their level.

Bennett, who has got $50,000 from ES, et all for campaign funding for this race period, is sitting on the bill that passed the house.

Lee may not be getting campagin funding from ES, and has stated he has not. We can?t read the FEC report as he planned for at least 2 months to announce after the FEC quarterly filing deadline so we don?t get to see his report until after the state caucus meeting.

We do know he is the attorney representing ES to bring the Italy waste to Utah. He knew that some had issue with this prior to announcing he was in the US Senate Race.

At least we can see if this is a big deal with the delegates prior to convention, and not wait to find out if it is a big deal with the voters later and get a democrat to replace Bob Bennett.
eburke

as a campaign advocate for Cheryl. (that means from henceforth you’re hurting her more than your helping her.)

I hear the following 3 points from you ad nauseum –

Cheryl’s been in conservative politics for 30 years (BFD…Lee & Bridgewater have conservative pedigrees as well)

Cheryl was the first person in the race (what a stupid, totally inane reason to vote for someone; we’re electing a senator for heaven’s sake, not choosing sides for basketball)

We don’t know that Lee’s taking bribes…I mean…campaign contributions from whoever ES is but Bennett is and Lee might be. (I’m still looking for the logic behind that one)

And now it’s the old “well, we don’t know what’s going on w/Lee but we sure don’t want to find out in the general because a Dem might win otherwise.”

A Democrat win? In Utah? In this election cycle? Are you daft, man? I used to *live* in UT and becker’s dead white cat has a better chance of beating Eager, Bridgewater *or* Lee than any Democrat in the state does unless they dug up Jim Matheson’s old man.

I mean, it’s a free country and you can and should pimp your candidate to your heart’s content but seriously, man, you’ve got to come up with some better reasons than you have for the last umpteen months ’cause all you’re doing is beclowning yourself and hurting your candidate.
baronphoenix

“[W]e need to rally around a guy like Mike Lee who appears to have done well”?

Not going to happen. You are entitled to your opinion, but Cherilyn Eagar got into this race to win, and she has a lot more support than you give her credit for from a splatter of a few caucus reports.

Mike Lee always APPEARS to have done well, but the race isn’t over until the votes are cast.

They might LIKE MIKE, but we TRUST EAGAR, and that will carry her to vistory in November and the Ssenate in January.
arc_ut

The other two do not have the track record. Who were they supporting and who is supporting them?

Bridgewater was supporting McCain when Romney was till in the race.

Lee donated to Bennett a couple of weeks after the TARP.

Go back 30 years on both. Bridgewater was campaigning a lot further to the right than he did in 2002 and 2004.

Lee can’t answer if his is for protecting Marriage.

If I understand Cherilyn Eagar re: Marriage/family protection

She supports the existing Defense of Marriage Act at the federal level.

She would support each state having a marriage protection amendment.

If the states can not hold their own against the federal gov [or the courts?] in protecting marriage and family, she would then support a federal marriage amendment.
http://www.thediscerningconservative.com discerningconservative

After watching you repeatedly lay out the same talking points over several diaries here, you have convinced me of one thing. It is time for me to send another donation to Mike Lee. Hang on…

You still there? Yeah, I just went on over HERE and donated. Everyone else that is bored by arc_ut’s tireless talking points is encouraged to do the same.
Cowboy

The talk among Utahn’s to dump Bennett and Hatch has been going for quite some time now. If Hatch were running this year he would be in trouble too.

The idea of it was there in 2006 but as toxic as things were for Republicans most of us bit the bullet and supported him because we were afraid of the unthinkable, a democrat beating a lesser candidate. ( Think Scott Brown)

This is not new to the people of Utah. The sentiment to reload with young conservatives has been there for some time. Obama and Co. have set the fire in us and it is going to happen this year.
acat

There’s some space between telling the truth and not speaking ill.

Crist is a RINO, Crist is a big-government (statist) tax-and-spend Republican, and right now we can’t afford him. This is truth.

Crist never met a tanning bed or media camera he didn’t like. This is arguably true but approaches ill.

Crist likes RINOs so much .. well, let’s just say someone’s got pictures. This is just ill.

See the difference?

Mew
http://lynntaylor.wordpress.com/ lynntaylor

Several delegate candidates stood up in my precinct (record attendance!). Every one of them that declared for Mike Lee won.
GenEarly

There is a true Constitutional Conservative running in the 10th Congressional District (Pinellas County,FL.) trying to get traction against a 79 year old Rino Porkbarrel Republican Bill Young. Bill needs to retire,he supported the big spending of the Bush years and is the King of Pork.
Eric Forcade is a Patriot see for yourself and donate at www.forcadeforcongress.com
weatherford

Great post, and I learned a new and useful word.

Dont know much about Utah except the University Hospital in Salt Lake.

And I’ve never meet a Morman I didn’t like. They are the best friends you can get.

All the same, there are bound to be exceptions.
davesinsanantonio

I listened to his interview last night, and he sounded even squishier than usual. He seems to have lost his way, and was not talking about getting rid of the Obamination of healthscare but rather about sort of tweaking it. How sad for America.
eburke

and superficial talking points.

Except for your question on his position on traditional marriage (which you can’t either affirm or deny) you still have yet to come up with a substantive issue to hang your hat on. This isn’t even worth wasting time on.

Bridgewater supporting McCain while Romney was still in the race? Romney was barely a hair above McCain in my book (and that’s only because he has hair) so it’s not like Bridgewater was supporting some radical leftist while Cheryl was supporting the next incarnation of Jim DeMint.

And “who’s supporting whom?” Not only does that sound incredibly sophomorish and like you’re on a playground somewhere, the last time I checked, the founder of the Patrick Henry Caucus (now *there’s* a radical leftist group), Rep. Carl Wimmer, was in full-throated support of Mike Lee. How do I know? ‘Cause I’m a member of the Patrick Henry Caucus (gasp…now I’ve been found out for what I’ve really been all along – a liberal troll)

So…I think I’ll follow discerning conservative’s lead just below and finally make my first donation to Mike Lee.

There…now that *that’s* done…..
acat

Tell us what you like about Forcade, tell us what you know about him, and tell us the truth about Bill Young.

You’ll get much more traction than just replying to a cat.

Mew
acat

What McConnell is doing is minimizing the impact of conservatives on the process.

While this better be the case in November – conservatives must pinch their noses and support the Repub even if he’s a schlub – it is not the case in the primaries.

McConnell appears to be trying to avoid this unpleasant truth.

Mew
acat

Like where Mike and Cherilyn differ on policy issues?

From what I can see, Cherilyns’ supporters are turning on other candidates rather than pointing out why their candidate is the best one. Going after her fellow candidates instead of indicating why she should be the nominee is petty, and erodes trust. This does not make me want to support Eagar, regardless of when she got in and why she’s there.

Mew
mrjiblet

Okay, okay. We get it. You’re for Eager. Thanks. You’re like the kid who keeps saying “We could go to McDonald’s. We could go to McDonald’s” while the adults are discussing dinner plans. We got it.

Whew.

Our caucus had more than twice the attendees of past meetings. It was phenomenal. It took an hour longer, but the give and take was a wonderful site. If anything, seeing so many new people eagerly (that’s not a coded signal for arc_ut to jump in) trying on parliamentary language made the longer meeting worthwhile. (We motioned early to cut the jib-jab and use everyday nomenclature.)

We’re “fired up… and ready to go.” Our delegate votes were split between Lee and, well, Lee. Some mention of the other two (again, arc_ut… just sit out on this one okay?), but Lee was the clear winner. We had one hardened Bennett supporter who made an impassioned plea for leaning on experience in these troubled times. Everyone respectfully listened and no one batted him down for expressing his views. We just sort of ignored him.

The prevailing thought was our “experience” with Bennett’s experience is worth far more than Bennett’s seniority.
mrjiblet

Possibly a tribute tune to Harry Reid, or a nice congratulatory ditty for Nancy Pelosi. Hatch is just in a little funk; his Hanukkah tribute didn’t make it on to Kasey Kasim’s Top 40 and the YouTube traffic dropped off after a day or so.

That’s got to have an effect on anybody.

We can cheer him up in the next election cycle by giving him more time to spend with his family… and his recording studio.
justcase

I’ve kept tallies on the major caucuses in Salt Lake. Many East Side caucuses had support for Bennett, but elected Eagar delegates. West Side caucuses had almost no support for Bennett, drew some Lee delegates and more Eagar delegates.

My guess is that Lee will take as much of a percentage of Utah County as Eagar takes Salt Lake County. That puts Eagar over the top.

Finally, I’m reading a lot of insults to candidates on both sides. Before you insult a candidate, read their website to make you not look so foolish.
eburke

primary as long as it wasn’t Bennett. In fact, I was kinda leaning toward Cheryl and almost sent her a contribution a couple of months ago but decided to wait and let things settle a while (well, that and my “Obama’s gonna get it anyway fund was severely depleted by a guy named Scott Brown)

I remember Tim Bridgewater from when I lived in UT, and Rex Lee from when he was in Reagan’s DOJ (I believe he was Solicitor General but it’s been a while), and I also was/am familiar with Cheryl Eager and we’re talking about nths of a degree in the differences in their conservatisam (Bridewater’s probably the most ‘moderate’ of the 3 but he’s still several clicks to the right of Bennett.). For Eager’s supporters, especially arc_ut to come on here and strain at gnats to attack the other candidates makes me wonder whether she really is a team player or just in this for herself.

So you are dead on, acat. I am so done w/Eager supporters coming on here and taking shots at the other candidates that I finally sent in a contribution today…. to Mike Lee.
eburke
eburke

Link?

Or clairvoyance?
Good_Captain

Is there a reasonable chance that Bennett, having lost the primary, running as an independent in November?
shadowtax

I thought I was replying to a reply of Erick’s. My mistake. Too late to make sense of it now.

Acat, McConnell may very well be doing what you say. My point was that Erick was unfairly twisting what he said in that interview.
Cowboy

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arc_ut

Utah County GOP Convention, County instead of State delegates, but you couldn’t stack this.

Bob Bennett would get eliminated either the 1st or 2nd round.

Mike Lee 485 39.9
Cherilyn Eagar 258 22.5
Tim Bridgewater 182 15.9
Bob Bennett 176 15.3
Leonard Fabiano 44 3.8
Jeremy Friedbaum 16 1.4
Merrill Cook 11 0.9
David Chiu 2 0.1
arc_ut

This was only a straw poll, so don’t get too excited yet.

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