Investors Business Daily has a pro-Hatch propaganda piece up that deserves a few tweaks.
First, the headline says that republicans must gain control of Congress for the economy to recover. Do we really need to remind everyone that Republicans were in control of Congress almost uninterrupted control of Congress from 1995 to 2007. Had Republicans retained [...]

The other day I was sitting on a bus with time to let my mind wander. I was thinking about our presidential campaign season and the ideas being promoted by our current candidates – including our current president – when I found myself considering what kind of a president I think our nation needs – [...]

Adam Brown had an interesting post about possible causes for low voter turnout in Utah. Adam suggests three possible causes for low voter turnout but essentially dismisses the relative youth of our state as being a cause not supported by the data (and he knows data analysis). That leaves us with two possibilities (according to [...]

As a followup to last night’s special election to fill Dan Liljenquist’s term as State Senator, I noticed some interesting things based on my interactions with other delegates and my review of the actual results (round-by-round, not just the final tally).
First let me provide some metrics that some people might be interested in – we [...]

Tonight is the night that county delegates will vote on who should finish the term for Dan Liljenquist. I have noticed over the weeks of campaigning – especially in the last few days – that many of the good ideas that have been promised by one candidate or another are being adopted by other candidates. [...]