Romney's Support Surging Among Younger Voters
by Bryan Schott
08/16/2012 | 537 views | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print
A new poll suggests Mitt Romney might have an opening to make some gains among youth voters.

The Hill flags a survey from JZ Analytics that puts Mitt Romney's support among 18-29 year old voters at 41%. Barack Obama's support among that group is at 49%, which is not even close to the stunning 66% of the youth vote he grabbed in 2008.

(Pollster John) Zogby says that Romney is the only member of the GOP primary field to score this high among 18-29 year olds. When libertarian candidate Gary Johnson was included in another question, support dropped for Romney, down to 38 percent, while Obama's rose 1 point to 50 percent. Johnson received 5 percent. Removing Johnson from the question previously resulted in a boost for Obama, but this time the amount of support for Romney increased, as did the number of those who are undecided.

Zogby hypothesizes that the rise in youth support for Romney could be due to more libertarian-leaning youth, concern over the economy and debt, and Romney picking Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate.

The overall poll had Romney and President Obama tied at 46 percent each.
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Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday
by Bryan Schott
May 24, 2013 | 1539 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Countdown: There are 166 days to the 2013 municipal elections, 249 days until the start of the 2014 Legislature, 525 days until the 2014 midterm elections and 962 days until the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. 

An analysis says expanding Medicaid coverage will save Utah more than $130 million and would give health insurance to 123,000 residents [Tribune].

A new report ranks Utah #1 for economic outlook next year [Utah Policy, Tribune].

House Majority Leader Brad Dee goes on a European vacation with three lobbyists, but Dee insists the trip was above board because everybody paid their own way and they didn’t discuss politics [Tribune].

Former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is caught on tape offering to get $2 million for Utah Businessman Darl McBride if he would shut down a website critical of another Utah businessman. That money was to come from a third Utah businessman who was in trouble with the Attorney General’s office [Tribune].

Former Legislator and current blogger Holly Richardson says she’s had enough with the “culture of corruption” permeating the Attorney General’s office [Holly on the Hill].

Sen. Orrin Hatch wants to hear from Utahns who think they have been inappropriately targeted by the IRS as part of his investigation into misconduct by the agency [Tribune].

Kennecott lays off 100 workers because of the massive landslide at their Bingham Canyon Mine [Tribune, Deseret News].

The Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members in their ranks [Deseret News].

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman launches a new political action committee to support Republicans who share his point of view [Tribune].

Gov. Gary Herbert says he is confident the state can work out a deal to avoid taxing the electricity used by the new National Security Agency data center at Camp Williams [Tribune].
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