By all rights, Utah’s 4th Congressional District should have been an easy victory for any Republican candidate. The partisan lean ranges from R+13 to R+20 depending on who you talk to. Since its creation, however, Republicans have had a hard time showing numbers anywhere near that. Jim Matheson won by a few hundred votes based on his existing popularity in CD2, having switched to run in CD4 after redistricting. Mia Love won against Doug Owens, a rather weak and feckless Democrat who felt more like their typical sacrificial lamb, by…
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Why Mia Love has earned this win
After months and months of this campaign season (about 23 1/2, it feels like), results are only 24 hours away. Mia Love has earned the win she will make official tomorrow night. (My prediction: 8 points. My hope: 10+) I’ve already blogged about some of the reasons I think she will win – good campaign team, good strategy, killer fundraising ability – so tonight I want to focus on the Mia I know and love. She is tough and tender. She is smart and strategic. She has nerves of steel…
Matheson votes “No” on debt ceiling increase
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT 04) Was one of only two “Nay” votes for the clean Debt Ceiling increase vote in the house today. In other news, The sky remains blue, and grass is green.