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Do I Mistrust this Poll? Let Me Count the Ways…
This post was jointly written by Quin Monson and Kelly Patterson. Recently, the Libertas Institute posted a “survey” on their web site purporting to measure how Utah voters feel about a possible statewide anti-discrimination law to protect gay and transgender … Continue reading
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What kind of Republican is Spencer Cox?
Spencer Cox is about as run-of-the-mill of a Republican as Utah can produce. Governor Gary Herbert has nominated Spencer Cox to replace Greg Bell as Utah’s new Lieutenant Governor. Few outside the Legislature had heard Cox’s name before the governor’s … Continue reading
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Tagged greg bell, ideology, legislature, lieutenant governor, measurement, nominate, rankings, roll call votes, spencer cox
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What kind of Republican is Spencer Cox?
New ideology ratings for the Utah Legislature
Two years ago I released ideology scores for each Utah legislator who served between 2007 and 2011. Today I’m releasing an update that extends the scores through 2013. (Thanks to my research assistant, Justin Chang, for invaluable help.) I’ve written … Continue reading
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Tagged ideology, legislature, measurement, nominate, rankings, roll call votes
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New ideology ratings for the Utah Legislature
Senator Lee and the Shutdown
Lee has overwhelming support from the quarter of the population that doesn’t reject the Tea Party. But the three-quarters of Utahns who do not identify with the Tea Party come to the exact opposite conclusion. Senator Mike Lee has received … Continue reading
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Tagged approval ratings, bob bennett, congress, gary herbert, jim matheson, mike lee, partisanship, polls, tea party, utah voter poll
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“Convicted? No, never Convicted.”
71% of Utah voters still think that the Attorney General should resign. That number is down from 78% in June, but it still represents a sizable share of the population. We take the title for this post from that classic … Continue reading
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Tagged john swallow, scandal, utah voter poll
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“Convicted? No, never Convicted.”
A Clear Majority of Utah Voters Want the Legislature to Impeach Swallow
When a majority of strong partisans from a politician’s own party favor impeachment, that politician is in serious trouble Update/Correction: Although the numbers posted in the topline report were released correctly yesterday, the graphic and prose for the favorability numbers … Continue reading
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Tagged approval ratings, gary herbert, impeachment, jim matheson, john swallow, mike lee, orrin hatch, partisanship, polls, public opinion, utah voter poll
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A Clear Majority of Utah Voters Want the Legislature to Impeach Swallow
Utah’s Supreme Court, where unanimity is the rule
Non-unanimous rulings from the Utah Supreme Court are very rare The five Justices serving on Utah’s Supreme Court are the final word when it comes to interpreting Utah law and Utah’s Constitution, yet they labor mostly in obscurity, without attracting … Continue reading
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Tagged courts, measurement, utah supreme court
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Utah’s Supreme Court, where unanimity is the rule
Utahns don’t know much about Utah government
Utahns don’t know much about national politics, but they know even less about Utah politics. Although Americans often take pride in living in the world’s oldest democracy, American voters tend to do a very poor job answering basic questions about … Continue reading
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Tagged approval ratings, becky lockhart, congress, democracy, education, federalism, greg bell, ignorance, legislature, lieutenant governor, mormons, utah voter poll, wayne niederhauser
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Utahns don’t know much about Utah government
What is the future of the Republican nominating system?
The Republican Central Committee recently decided that it would not change the manner by which candidates gain access to the Republican primary ballot. The decision not to change the rules creates a possible showdown with Count My Vote. The group … Continue reading
Recap: Looking back at the 2013 Utah Legislature
I’ve posted tons of stats about the Utah Legislature in the past couple days. To recap, here’s a quick summary of some of what you can now find here: Do legislators work enough to justify their salary? If you take … 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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