As I was doing my election research this week, I came across an op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune that made a couple of interesting allegation. The piece is very pro-Herrod, and it alleges two things that I found notable. Both allegations were new to me, and both play to my expectation that John Curtis is not a solid conservative.
The first notable allegation was that an organization called Indivisible was organizing people to register disingenuous individuals as Republicans to vote for John Curtis, so that they could eliminate the more conservative candidates. This is a commonly reported tactic among social justice warriors and their ilk, so it is plausible. I really prefer primary sources over hear-say, however, so I went out looking for something better than an allegation in an op-ed. A quick search for "Indivisible Herrod" brought me to the Facebook page for "Utah Indivisible" where the first post was as follows:
The comments make it clear that this poster is not alone. Digging a little further, one can also find, in May 2017, a post to the group from John Curtis's son, Jacob Dee Curtis, inquiring about the possibility that the group might support his father.
For background, Indivisible is an organization dedicated to resisting "the Trump agenda". They have smaller groups registered all throughout the country, which have their own web pages. (These are very frequently Facebook pages.) As such, Indivisible attracts liberals, moderates, libertarians, and socialists. (I like libertarians, and consider myself to be one, but it is a broad spectrum of ideologies. Some of the libertarians might even be conservative libertarians.)
I don't completely disagree with them supporting their preferred candidate, but it illustrates how John Curtis's conservative credentials aren't well recognized even among his supporters. It is more telling, however, that John Curtis was asked about his affiliation with Utah Indivisible back in June 2017, and that he dodged the question. It seems that John Curtis knows very well that his values are at odds with those of mainstream conservatives.
The second allegation was that John Curtis had supported Democrats running for office as late as 2015. I'm hoping I can track down the basis for this allegation as well.
At this point, my assessment of John Curtis is that he is a big-government moderate. He is too far from the constitutional conservative we should be looking for to defend our rights.
The first notable allegation was that an organization called Indivisible was organizing people to register disingenuous individuals as Republicans to vote for John Curtis, so that they could eliminate the more conservative candidates. This is a commonly reported tactic among social justice warriors and their ilk, so it is plausible. I really prefer primary sources over hear-say, however, so I went out looking for something better than an allegation in an op-ed. A quick search for "Indivisible Herrod" brought me to the Facebook page for "Utah Indivisible" where the first post was as follows:
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| It feels kind of gross to be registered as a republican, but I am doing my part to get the most moderate replacement candidate elected for Jason Chaffetz's seat (John Curtis, current Provo mayor). It makes me throw up a little to say I'm a registered republican, though. I can do hard things! |
The comments make it clear that this poster is not alone. Digging a little further, one can also find, in May 2017, a post to the group from John Curtis's son, Jacob Dee Curtis, inquiring about the possibility that the group might support his father.
For background, Indivisible is an organization dedicated to resisting "the Trump agenda". They have smaller groups registered all throughout the country, which have their own web pages. (These are very frequently Facebook pages.) As such, Indivisible attracts liberals, moderates, libertarians, and socialists. (I like libertarians, and consider myself to be one, but it is a broad spectrum of ideologies. Some of the libertarians might even be conservative libertarians.)
I don't completely disagree with them supporting their preferred candidate, but it illustrates how John Curtis's conservative credentials aren't well recognized even among his supporters. It is more telling, however, that John Curtis was asked about his affiliation with Utah Indivisible back in June 2017, and that he dodged the question. It seems that John Curtis knows very well that his values are at odds with those of mainstream conservatives.
The second allegation was that John Curtis had supported Democrats running for office as late as 2015. I'm hoping I can track down the basis for this allegation as well.
At this point, my assessment of John Curtis is that he is a big-government moderate. He is too far from the constitutional conservative we should be looking for to defend our rights.
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