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Is Jim Matheson a liberal or a moderate?

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Adam Brown

Matheson’s Congressional votes often go against partisan expectations. Jim Matheson presents himself to voters as a moderate willing to work with both parties. Critics from the right contend that he’s really a liberal at heart who will promptly ally with … Continue reading →

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Comparing the USU and Key/BYU election prediction polls

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Adam Brown

Both polls agree that Republicans will sweep Utah’s statewide races decisively. We saw something unusual this week: Two well-designed polls, conducted independently (not by campaigns), in the field at the same time. Damon Cann published the USU pre-election poll last … Continue reading →

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Key Research Poll General Election Predictions

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Quin Monson

Don’t go to bed early on election night if you’re interested in the outcome of the Love/Matheson race. BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy is analyzing a poll conducted by Key Research, a survey and market research … Continue reading →

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BYU vs Utah: Not Just a Sporting Rivalry

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Quin Monson

This analysis was performed by Jordan Rogers, a student research fellow at BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, in collaboration with CSED faculty. The writing is mostly his. Inquiries about this research should come to me (Quin … Continue reading →

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How might changes in Tea Party support affect a Chaffetz-Hatch-Matheson race?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Quin Monson

The Tea Party movement in Utah is becoming more and more of a Republican phenomenon. The Tea Party movement continues to make its voice heard around the country and in Utah. Earlier this week, tea party activists protested at the … Continue reading →

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Redistricting backgrounders – What have we learned?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Adam Brown

Over the past few weeks, we’ve posted a ridiculous amount of research about the redistricting process here in Utah. What have we learned? Here’s the Cliff Notes version. Looking back: How has Utah’s population grown since 2000? Utah’s population is … Continue reading →

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Did the legislature gerrymander Matheson’s district in 2001?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Adam Brown

It’s not clear that the legislature actually made Matheson’s district more Republican in 2001. It’s often said that the Utah legislature tried to gerrymander Utah’s second district (Matheson’s) in 2001. By moving Republicans into the district and Democrats out of … Continue reading →

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Redistricting backgrounders

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Adam Brown

Over the next couple weeks, we will publish several posts looking at Utah’s ongoing redistricting process. We’ll begin by looking closely at the 2010 U.S. Census results and discussing what they might mean for redistricting. We’ll also take a look … Continue reading →

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