From Deseret News archives:
With new leaders in Utah come new expectation
Often lawmakers are noble and support a colleague with impeccable credentials, despite prior disagreements. Then again, potential leaders have lost support for the pettiest of reasons, i.e. not sharing a gift box of candy with seatmates (yep, it actually happened). Because politicians are genetically hardwired from wanting to displease anybody, it is difficult to ascertain true support from bland noncommittal statements ("Of course you'd make an excellent Speaker!"). Each contender enters the leadership election convinced they possess a majority of votes, and most depart heartbroken and forever wondering who betrayed them.
House Democrats replaced Minority Leader Brent Goodfellow with Ralph Becker. In 2002, Becker was the incumbent leader and lost to Goodfellow. This reversal is a signal the caucus desires a return to a more aggressive response to GOP political activities. Conversely, most Senate Democrats enjoy a peaceful relationship with majority leadership and retained Mike Dmitrich as leader. Because both contestants for Senate president were generally well-liked, political operatives fervently hoped John Valentine (respected for his intellectual prowess) and Michael Waddoups (beloved for his honest demeanor) would reach an agreement. Instead, Valentine succeeded in promoting to colleagues a public persona as a consensus builder.
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