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Voter turnout was up for this year's primary election over 2016, especially among Republicans, but it's going to be tough for that trend to continue through the November general election. "Generally, we don't see as high of a turnout during a midterm year as we would a presidential year so we don't get really caught up in trying to compare one to the other," state Elections Director Justin Lee said.
More voting by mail plus a return of Mitt Romney to the ballot helped increase voter turnout in this year's primary election - but most Utahns still skipped it, officials said Monday as Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox's office released the final canvass of results.
The calorie-labeling rules were a controversial provision of former president Barack Obama's signature 2010 health care law AFP/File / BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI Former Republican Max Boot spent eight years trying to stop Obama as an aide to both John McCain and Mitt Romney, and as a longtime conservative columnist. Boot, who is now a columnist for the Washington Post , was never a Trump fan, but he did write a column the day after the election in which he argued that a Trump presidency "might not be so bad" and encouraged optimism.
Bob Stefanowski and his wife, Amy, spent part of Wednesday in policy discussions with former candidate David Walker of Bridgeport . Walker served in both the Reagan and Bush administrations.
Wilson, a Salt Lake County Council member, sent Romney an email this week congratulating him on his primary election win and challenging him to a debate. "I noted in your victory speech you mentioned that we would be debating 'from time to time,' which sounds great to me!" she wrote.
One of the most widely stated and often unquestioned pearls of wisdom from the Beltway pundits is the earnest complaint that our politics has become ever more partisan. A strident populism manifested in President Trump opposes the left extremism of Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren.
Let me start by saying I am a life-long Republican. Mitt Romney lost the chance to get on the primary ballot in the Republican convention because the majority of delegates pouted about the fact that he had gone through the petition process to make sure his name would be on the ballot.
In this Friday, June 22, 2018, photo, Mike Kennedy speaks at a backyard meet and greet in Holladay, Utah. Mitt Romney faces state lawmaker Kennedy on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, as the ex-presidential nominee looks to restart his po... U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley says he wishes "the best" for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the challenger who beat him in the Democratic congressional primary in New York in a highly unexpected upset.
In this Friday, June 22, 2018, photo, Mike Kennedy speaks at a backyard meet and greet in Holladay, Utah. Mitt Romney faces state lawmaker Kennedy on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, as the ex-presidential nominee looks to restart his po... A computer error at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration failed to send changes some voters made in address and party affiliation to the state elections board.
Martines collected 74 percent of 1,904 votes to Mellor's 26 percent, according to unofficial results released by the county clerk/auditor. Jones, a former county commissioner, defeated fellow Democrat Joe Christman during Tuesday's Democratic primary vote by 11 percentage points.
It was a mixed bag for teachers running for political office in Oklahoma but a bad night for incumbent Republicans who voted against a tax package earlier this year to fund a teacher pay raise. Several GOP incumbents who voted against the tax hikes were either ousted from office or pulled into a runoff against a fellow GOP opponent, a signal some teacher candidates say bodes well for them in November.
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney holds his grandson Dane Romney, 2, while he and his wife, Ann, wave after addressing supporters at their campaign headquarters during an election night party today in Orem, Utah. SALT LAKE CITY>> Mitt Romney handily won the Republican primary for a Utah Senate seat today after toning down his criticism of Donald Trump as he looks to re-start his political career.
Mitt Romney wins Republican primary in Utah senate race, as a Democrat heavyweight in New York is ousted by a Sanders socialist Romney's win was largely expected - but the victory of 28-year-old Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over incumbent Representative Joe Crowley is being seen as a massive upset Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney's return to politics is now official, after he handily won the Republican primary for a Utah Senate seat Tuesday after toning down his criticism of Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Airport High School in West Columbia, S.C., Monday, June 25, 2018, for Republican Gov. Henry McMaster. . FILE - In this Saturday, June 23, 2018, file photo, incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan, R-N.Y., center left, and former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, right, attend a property tax protest rally with New York State Assembly member ... .
Mitt Romney is flashing his familiar smile at city parks and backyards in Utah's mountains and suburbs this week, making his final pitch after being forced into a Republican Senate primary Tuesday against a conservative state lawmaker. His opponent has painted him as an outsider who can't get along with President Donald Trump, but Romney has quieted his once-strident criticism.
Los Angeles, June 24 : Actor Seth Rogen, like most of Hollywood, made his displeasure with the country's current administration and its activities clear, when he denied a photo opportunity to Republican congressional leader Paul Ryan. Rogen recounted the incident on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", reports variety.com.
When the obituary for the Republican Party is written, the year 1980 will be cited as the beginning of the end. Reaganism was in full flower, but the big tent was already folding.
Mitt Romney is flashing his familiar smile at city parks and backyards in Utah's mountains and suburbs this week, making his final pitch after being forced into a Republican Senate primary Tuesday against a conservative state lawmaker. His opponent has painted him as an outsider who can't get along with President Donald Trump, but Romney has quieted his once-strident criticism.
Navarro: 'Special place in hell' for Trudeau - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro lit into Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday, saying there's a "special place in hell" for a world leader who double crosses President Donald Trump.
Trump Economic Adviser Ties G-7 Pullout to North Korea Meeting - WASHINGTON - President Trump's top economic adviser said on Sunday that Mr. Trump had pulled out of a joint statement with allies at the Group of 7 meeting over the weekend because a "betrayal" by the Canadian prime minister Trump Goes to War Against the Democracies - "He's like Heath Ledger's Joker - but without the operational excellence." That was the grim after-action assessment of one senior G7 official with whom I spoke in the shocked aftermath of President Donald Trump's savage post-summit tweets.