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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Why do county parties have platforms?
Recently I wanted to dig up all the county-level Republican and Democratic platforms here in Utah. My interest came from the pro-life plank in the surprisingly conservative Utah County Democratic platform–I wanted to see how many other county platforms in … Continue reading
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Tagged county parties, partisanship, platforms
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Is Rep. Dougall the same (ideologically) as Rep. Frank?
Utah news has been aflutter for the past week about an error made by the Utah County Clerk’s office that results in Rep. Craig Frank losing his seat. Seems that a couple thousand Utahns–including Frank–who thought they lived in Frank’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ideology, legislature, partisanship, redistricting, utah county
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