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With polls showing he might lose Utah, Utah GOP asks Trump to campaign in the state
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Not surprising. The response among the Republicans I personally know towards Trump is indifferent if not down right hostile. His only saving grace in this state seems to be that Hillary Clinton is just as disliked as he is.
If you are a Republican and have to campaign in Utah of all places you are fucked, just fucked.
If this makes Hilary decided to campaign here as well I might actually go to see her.
If you are a Republican and have to campaign in Utah of all places you are fucked, just fucked.
If this makes Hilary decided to campaign here as well I might actually go to see her.
The Artisan
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first of all, no she's not.
second of all, why is she so disliked in the first place (if it is something sensible and not some stupid sexist bullshit)?
Permanently A
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You can do it Mitt. Implode the GOP with your sort-of-cult. I believe in you.
Aaron Strife
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In the state of Utah? I'd believe it.
This news sustains me. It gives me hope.
BotoxAgent
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"People in Utah loooooove me. It's going to be wonderful. Just wonderful."
Trump is amazingly disliked here. He's the punchline of the majority of jokes right now. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are all on the "anybody but Trump" bandwagon.
With or without Romney speaking up, Trump was never going to be popular in Utah. He's just a poor fit for our culture. There's a real chance that Clinton will win the state.
With or without Romney speaking up, Trump was never going to be popular in Utah. He's just a poor fit for our culture. There's a real chance that Clinton will win the state.
StormBrute
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People here really hate him. The Mormon church is surprisingly good about the refugees and Muslims, and they try to maintain an air of respectability and everyday decency that Trump runs completely counter to. With most of our population being Mormon, and a sizable chunk being Latino plus our economy doing pretty good... This is probably the worst of the red states for him.
Dash_Riprock
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Music to my ears.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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I mean, it's also that Trump is a casino owner who's all about conspicuous consumption and is ridiculously vulgar and Mormons hate all of those things.
GiantEnemyGoomba
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whyamihere
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High!
The Artisan
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why though?
Anecdotal again, but yes, Trump is hated by many here. Some of my coworkers are hardcore conservatives but would never vote for Trump. His demeanor and attacks on religious liberty are so far removed from many of the Mormon values that define the state at large. Plus, him taking aim at Mitt Romney is idiotic and certainly does him no favors. Furthermore, as others have said, Utah has a growing Mexican population.
Any return to Utah will be met with heavy protest. (true in many parts of the country) The one event he held during primary season was the source of a fairly large protest. (one I ended up in the middle of, actually)
I remembered toying with the idea of a Hilary win in Utah a few months ago, but now it seems like there is a chance it might just happen. Trump suffered his worst loss of the primary season in Utah, and I feel that voters here will go for "anyone else" before Trump. I know Gary Johnson's campaign headquarters are in SLC, I could see him getting a solid share of the vote.
Any return to Utah will be met with heavy protest. (true in many parts of the country) The one event he held during primary season was the source of a fairly large protest. (one I ended up in the middle of, actually)
I remembered toying with the idea of a Hilary win in Utah a few months ago, but now it seems like there is a chance it might just happen. Trump suffered his worst loss of the primary season in Utah, and I feel that voters here will go for "anyone else" before Trump. I know Gary Johnson's campaign headquarters are in SLC, I could see him getting a solid share of the vote.
In Utah? Yes, yes she is. The polls show it and my anecdotal expedience shows it as well. The most common thing I have hard when talking politics is "I dislike/hate Trump, but Hillary Clinton isn't much better."
On that your guess is as good as mine.
HP_Wuvcraft
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You mean Washington's term and then nothing after it?
Damn, that's a sick burn.
Box of Kittens
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Yup. You'd be hard pressed to find US presidential elections more nasty and personal than the Jefferson/Adams contests.
Box of Kittens
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And they were good friends before (and after) that!
The reason why Utah is so heavily mormon is because before Utah was a state, Mormons were driven out of the rest of the US. Utah was a land where mormon ex-american refugees settled.
Needless to say, Mormons are not a fan of religious persecution, and that's the heart and soul of Trump's campaign.
Ninja Scooter
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Donald should try and get Karl Malone out to stump for him.
BlastProcessing
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Adams responded by spreading a rumor that Jefferson had died. Our Founding Fathers loved to do each other rotten.
Karl Malone is the Urban John Stockton
Pretty much Lincoln's entire presidency(hell, he even did some things that were outright illegal)? The Civil Rights Act also ousted the dixiecrats and turned them to the pubs.
Wait, I'm not getting this article.
The Utah GOP is worried that Trump might lose the state in the general. This is no doubt due to the fact that Trump is incredibly unpopular. So the Utah GOP's solution is to...expose himself even more to the people of Utah? Wha?
The Utah GOP is worried that Trump might lose the state in the general. This is no doubt due to the fact that Trump is incredibly unpopular. So the Utah GOP's solution is to...expose himself even more to the people of Utah? Wha?
Sho_Nuff82
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Flat out questioning the faith of another candidate who happens to be a prominent member of the local religion will do that.
Trump is a perpetual line stepper, and I can see how people of the Mormon faith would be aghast at him taking shots at Romney.
whyamihere
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Shhh.
My dirty mind says, gee, thanks for that imagery.
Seriously though, Trump should stay out of Utah, there is no good he can do there.
Trump's greatest hits against Romney
Mitt was begging for it. I could have told him "drop to your knees"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv8M66ZbAZA
Are we sure he's a mormon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvQd6wonysM
Romney choked like a dog. And he walks like a penguin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOjEy1T5H8k
Mitt was begging for it. I could have told him "drop to your knees"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv8M66ZbAZA
Are we sure he's a mormon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvQd6wonysM
Romney choked like a dog. And he walks like a penguin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOjEy1T5H8k
CreepingFear
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That loser never won a title though.
SwiftDeath
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This is so amazing. Trump goes in on Romney losing due to demeaning 47% of the US.
How much of the US populace do we think Trump has demeaned so far?
Hispanics make up ~16.5% and he's been far more offensive to them than Romney ever was to the 47% from what I remember
Muslims are I think ~1% of the US
Is it safe to assume Trump has said terrible things about Blacks and Woman?
That would be another 12% of the US by race and like 51.5% by gender
Don't forget the chinese. And Japanese.
Monocle
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Not really.
peaceiscloser
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Trump is openly ridiculed within the several Mormon churches I've been to here in Utah. Ultimately, I don't think there is much he could even do to sway Mormons to like him, his saving grace in Utah is convincing the die-hard republicans here that Hillary is more evil than Trump.
Disgusting. At the same time, I know as election season gets nearer, the First Presidency of the Church is going to be very clear on the need for the members of the church to go vote. They're pretty good at mobilizing the membership in an emergency lol.
Disgusting. At the same time, I know as election season gets nearer, the First Presidency of the Church is going to be very clear on the need for the members of the church to go vote. They're pretty good at mobilizing the membership in an emergency lol.
Dubbedinenglish
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GOP on the defensive... In fucking Utah. What a time to be alive.
No one stumps for the Trump.
peaceiscloser
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Today I learned my brother (he's 15) is a Trump supporter.
I don't know what to say. How could this happen, under the same roof as me?
He says Hillary is clearly the greater evil. He didn't want to hear anything I had to say about Trump, he just yelled at me.
I'm just at a loss here. I didn't know what else to do so I banned him from using my gaming PC for a week (which I went back on because taking him from what he wants to do will only drive him farther away)
My parents too, they just questioned how he could not see evil.
It's the kids, guys. He's going to go for the kids.
I don't know what to say. How could this happen, under the same roof as me?
He says Hillary is clearly the greater evil. He didn't want to hear anything I had to say about Trump, he just yelled at me.
I'm just at a loss here. I didn't know what else to do so I banned him from using my gaming PC for a week (which I went back on because taking him from what he wants to do will only drive him farther away)
My parents too, they just questioned how he could not see evil.
It's the kids, guys. He's going to go for the kids.
Give him a break, he's 15. Why, when I was 19, I actually bought Ron Paul's rhetoric for a while. With luck he'll grow out of it.
He's a kid. Just pat his head condescendingly and tell him he can't vote anyways.
jetsetnickradio
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Utaht to be kidding me...
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