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Senator Lee Rebounds
Compared to one year ago, our October 2014 UVP shows a substantial change in voters’ views about the senator. Overall, favorability toward Senator Lee has now nearly returned to its pre-shutdown levels. These are heady days for Senate Republicans. With a wave … Continue reading
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Tagged campaigns, congress, democracy, democrat, gary herbert, jim matheson, mike lee, orrin hatch, utah colleges exit poll, utah voter poll
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Senator Lee Rebounds
Press On: What are Voter Perceptions of The Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune?
When asked to say which paper “reports fairly on the LDS Church,” 12% said The Salt Lake Tribune, 44% said The Deseret News. Only 14% said neither paper reported fairly. James Madison eloquently argued for a free press in a … Continue reading
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Tagged press, The Deseret News, The Salt Lake Tribune
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Press On: What are Voter Perceptions of The Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune?
We now have the fewest freshmen ever in the Utah House
Every incumbent on yesterday’s ballot won. This post is based on preliminary election results. Provisional and absentee ballots remain to be counted. When it convenes in January, Utah’s House of Representatives will have fewer freshmen on the floor than it … Continue reading
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Tagged careerism, congress, legislature, nominations, republic
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We now have the fewest freshmen ever in the Utah House
Election result: The 3rd most Republican Legislature in 80 years
The 2015 Legislature will be the third-most Republican group in 80 years. This post is based on preliminary election results. Provisional and absentee ballots remain to be counted. Update (Nov 20): Now that provisional and absentee ballots are in, three elections have … Continue reading
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Tagged democrat, legislature, partisanship, republican, voting
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Election result: The 3rd most Republican Legislature in 80 years
What Utah voters want from their Legislature
The three issues voters most want the Legislature to address: Reducing corruption among elected officials, improving Utah’s air quality, and increasing spending on K-12 public education. This post is a collaboration between Mike Barber and Adam Brown. Both are assistant … Continue reading
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Tagged legislature, partisanship, polls, public opinion, representation, utah voter poll
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What Utah voters want from their Legislature
Is Doug Owens Really Ahead? How to Think about Our 4th District Results
News headlines aside, it’s important to understand that our result shows a competitive election, not a statistically meaningful advantage for either Love or Owens. This post was written by Chris Karpowitz and Jeremy Pope, Co-Directors of the Center for the … Continue reading
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The Current State of the 2014 Utah Campaigns
It is too early to tell whether it will come down to the 768 voters who gave Matheson a win over Love in 2012, but our evidence indicates that as of late October, the 4th District’s 2014 outcome is still … Continue reading
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Tagged campaigns, chris stewart, doug owens, jason chaffetz, mia love, rob bishop, utah colleges exit poll, utah voter poll, voting
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Utah Voters Support Medicaid Expansion
43% of Utah voters prefer the Governor’s plan, 33% prefer the ACA plan, 13% prefer no change, and 11% prefer the Speaker’s Plan. This post was written by CSED Research Fellow and BYU Political Scientist Jay Goodliffe with assistance from … Continue reading
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Tagged becky lockhart, gary herbert, health care, ideology, medicare, obamacare, partisanship, utah voter poll
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Recap: The 2014 Utah Legislature
I’ve just posted several items about the recently concluded legislative session. Here’s a quick overview: The 2014 Legislature: Slow out of the gate, frantic in the stretch. Legislators considered 786 bills, but a procedural change caused a major crunch in … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, consensus, legislative life, legislature, measurement, navel gazing, partisanship, rankings, representation, roll call votes
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Recap: The 2014 Utah Legislature
Who missed the most votes in the 2014 Utah Legislature?
Legislators miss a lot of votes in the Utah Legislature, and some miss more than others. As the figure below shows, there wasn’t much change in the overall absenteeism rate, with 12% of Senators and 6% of Representatives missing a … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, leadership, legislature, representation, roll call votes, speaker of the house
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Who missed the most votes in the 2014 Utah Legislature?