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Replacing Orrin Hatch

Railroad tracks in southern Provo's wetlands. As many are likely aware, state delegates in Utah recently voted and selected Mike Kennedy, by a slim majority, as their preferred candidate to replace the retiring Orrin Hatch. Some may be surprised that Utah's state delegates didn't overwhelmingly love Mitt Romney . To some, the idea that the delegates would force Mitt Romney to go through the primary process, let alone, actually favor Mike Kennedy by majority, might seem unthinkable. The reality is, that delegates simply are, by and large, much more informed than the average voter. In fact, they're much more informed even, than the well informed voter. Anybody who has read much of my blog would certainly know that I have become unhappy with the former governor from Massachusetts. I've discussed some of those reasons before. In summary, I think he has shown some very poor judgement. The action he took to counter Trump was woefully inept (and I'm not a guy

Thoughts on Utah County Attorney Candidates, 2018

A view of Buckley Mountain On Friday, the 14th of April, Republican delegates convened to pick the party's candidates for positions in Utah County. I had been following the County Commission Seat A and County Attorney races pretty closely. The County Attorney race was particularly tricky, and the results from delegate voting reflect this. The delegates could not settle on one over the other, so they will have to face each other in a primary. Here we have two candidates with very different backgrounds, yet each one brings something positive to the table. Chad Grunander is a veteran of our County Attorney's office. It is clear that he brings experience and familiarity to the table. David Leavitt , on the other hand, was once the County Attorney for Juab County, and the city attorney for both Nephi and Fillmore. He has been working as a defense attorney, and has been active internationally, founding the Leavitt Institute for International Development . So, it would seem