From Deseret News archives:
Was dumping GOP wise or desperate?
Salt Lake City mayoral hopeful Keith Christensen recently announced his withdrawal from the Republican Party and is now an independent. Was that a wise move?
Pignanelli: The best use of Christensen's time is to review his list of contributors ... and start mailing out refunds. His massive campaign chest cannot overcome this debacle.
Christensen possesses the best resume for mayor (successful businessman, council member). He would be a leading contender if he switched in January. Instead, his dumping the GOP affiliation in July smacks of desperation.
Mayoral campaigns are exercises in coalition building. Christensen was combining support of GOP voters with Democrats and Independents swayed by Rocky's endorsement. Democrats and leftist independents will not be persuaded by Christensen's last-minute change. Christensen didn't just drop the Republicans, he "flipped them off" with acidic remarks losing a core constituency. You can actually hear Dave Buhler (a major Republican mayoral candidate) smiling.
Mayor Rocky Anderson has fought the proposed pedestrian skybridge over Main Street between the new malls. Any campaign impact?
Pignanelli: The LDS Church is expending one-half billion dollars toward rehabilitating downtown Salt Lake City and should build a skybridge for the convenience of people now missing from the area shoppers. (For that much money, they can build a chairlift, monorail or anything else that makes the development viable.)
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This might be my favorite article I've ever read from the Deseret News. Kudos.
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