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Is Utah A Swing State?
If Trump manages to obtain the Republican party’s nomination Utah may be a hotly contested battleground state in 2016. While we’re still more than a year away from electing our next president, news stories abound regarding the abundance of candidates … Continue reading
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Tagged nominations, polls, presidential election, public opinion
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Is Utah A Swing State?
Utahns like Herbert and non-discrimination; they don’t like Senators and clocks
Utahns overwhelmingly support “a statewide law to protect Utahns against employment and housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation,” with 72% in favor Newly released polling data shows that Utahns approval strongly of Gary Herbert’s performance as governor (74% … Continue reading
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Tagged Count My Vote, gary herbert, greg hughes, legislature, mike lee, mormons, non-discrimination, orrin hatch, polls, sean reyes, utah voter poll
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Should we invite them to the party?
Fifty-six percent say that political parties are public institutions and can be regulated by the state, while 44% say that they are private associations and cannot be regulated. The author would like to thank Professors Mike Barber and Chris Karpowitz … Continue reading
“And then depression set in:” Why don’t Utahns turn out to vote?
When we asked respondents to the recent UVP why they believed individuals did not turn out to vote, the overwhelming reason related to one-party dominance. Professors Quin Monson and Michael Barber contributed to this post. In the movie “Stripes,” Bill … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, polls, turnout, voting
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“And then depression set in:” Why don’t Utahns turn out to vote?
Pretty much nobody likes the Zion Curtain
Democrats (81%), Republicans (51%), Mormons (51%), other religious adherents (87%), and the non-religious (99%) all agree that restaurants should be allowed to remove these barriers. Utah law requires restaurants to prepare alcoholic drinks out of sight of customers, either in a … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, democrat, legislature, mormons, polls, religion, republican, utah voter poll, zion curtain
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Pretty much nobody likes the Zion Curtain
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
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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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
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
It may be the case that the 20% “shift” in support was really a reflection of different question wordings and sample frames. A year and a half ago, my colleagues posted these polling results showing that 28% of Utah voters … Continue reading →