Bob Bernick and Bryan Schott bring you the week in Utah politics.
Mia Love breaks out the big fundraising guns now that Ben McAdams has jumped into the race. Her finance committee includes prominent Democrat Frank Pignanelli. Bob explains why he’s backing Love.
Love’s early poll numbers shouldn’t give her much encouragement heading into the 2018 election.
The 2017 election is less than two weeks away, but there’s not much suspense as John Curtis is the odds-on favorite to win in the 3rd CD.
Salt Lake County Republicans call for the resignation of Democratic District Attorney Sim Gill because they say he has botched the investigation into elder abuse allegations involving former county recorder Gary Ott. Bryan explains why everybody, including the media, has a share of the blame in the tragic Ott situation.
Most Utahns don’t support President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall on the southern border with Mexico.
Gov. Gary Herbert remains Utah’s most popular elected official. When will he start using that political capital
Our weekly segment, “Holy crap! Trump did what?” explains why Donald Trump can turn a one-day story into a week-long controversy.
2018 is shaping up to be a crazy election year.
Plus, Game of Thrones, Veep, House of Cards and is climate change a hoax?
