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Campaign hits Utah, finally

GO RON PAUL

Utahns!! Don't speculate that Romney will win. Make sure you get out and vote so that it will send a clear message to the nation that Romney is going to be the next president!!

GO [HOME] RON PAUL.

Finally, your Utah vote can actually make a difference. Even though Republicans, as usual, will vote at least 80% for the white, Mormon, male. Your democratic vote might actually make a difference.

You can help keep Hillary out of the White House.
Be sure to vote!

I will be voting for the first time tomorrow. Go Romney

I will be working the election tomorow remember if you are a republican you can not vote in the democratic primary. I wish you could you can onlt vote on the republican side.

YOU have an opportunity to help mankind, instead of corporate America. VOTE DEMOCRAT, ENJOY LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPPINESS.

I will be voting for the first time tomorrow and my vote will go for Obama.

Go Romney!! I live in Texas and have been fighting McCain all summer on his amnesty bills. How can he be the man to fight jihadists when he did not fight to secure our borders? Vote Romney!

GO MCAIN '08! What a blessing it is to have such a big lead over Romney!!

I would urge the Utah Republican Party members not to simply vote for Romney because he is LDS. Oftentimes, his policies are in direct conflict with LDS teachings, and he has often been caught exaggerating to the point of outright lying. Please, look at the voting history, the comments, and the policies before you cast your vote tomorrow. Romney may be LDS, as am I, but as a member of the Church, I do not and cannot support his politics.

Paul Tsongas bought $50,000 of television ads in Utah in 1992 for the first presidential primary hosted by the Utah Democratic Party.

The ads that he ran were not specific to Utah, but were part of a national advertising campaign that he had to combat his perceived health care problems as a cancer survivor. The ad showed him in his Speedo diving into a swimming pool.

Paul Tsongas actually won the primary that year with Jerry Brown coming in second place and Bill Clinton finishing in third spot. Harkin came in last.

Jerry Brown and Hillary Clinton both visited Utah during that campaign. Hillary spent time with the legislators at the State Capitol. Jerry visited twice. One was an airport rally, the other was a rally at the Utah AFL-CIO on Redwood Road. Harkin did not visit, but had a very active group of volunteers primarily centered around the Steelworkers union based in Utah County at Geneva Steel.

Tsongas did not visit Utah during the campaign, but did come later to do a fundraiser for Congressman Wayne Owens in his bid for the US Senate that year against Bob Bennett.

VOTE FOR HILLARY!

...not some fluff who gives good speeches, but has no substance to back it up.

I have studied political science here and abroad and I do not understand LDS members that say that they cannot vote for Romney. He is not just LDS. He is the most qualified of any candidate. His education and success record are stronger than any other candidate. This is being said by non-Mormon newspapers and publications as well. He is better than over 90% of the Mormons I know. His, supposed,weakness is that he respected democracy and his constituents. Hasn't anyone studied political science. You have to represent your constituents. The man did fight against gay marriage as governor and many people spoke out viciously against Romney and his wife about it. Regarding abortion, he was just trying to go along with LDS teaching, which is that abortion is only OK under certain circumstances. The flip flop thing is ridiculous and if studied, it is invalid. I am a Mormon and,though, I would not vote for a candidate on the sole fact that the candidate is a Mormon, I also will not dismiss or judge a candidate more harshly because he/she is Mormon. Of all the Mormon politicians out there, Romney is the cream of the crop.

Remember if you aren't a registered republican or democrat you can vote democrat. You won't be asked to register, you will have to register republican if you want to vote republican.
I am a Mormon who will vote for Obama. I do not believe any republican will get us out of the mess that Bush has left behind. We need our country united again. I think Obama has the best shot at doing that. I have to vote my conscience and it says Obama.

From the SL County website:

The Western Presidential Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. This election is a function of the political parties to nominate one candidate per party for the November General Election. Only the two parties (Republican and Democratic) opted to participate in the Utah Presidential Primary. The following rules for conducting the Presidential Primary are established by the National Political Parties, not by the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office.

Voters registered as Democrat can only vote in the Democratic Primary
Voters registered as Republican can only vote in the Republican Primary
Voters registered as unaffiliated may choose either a Republican or Democrat ballot
Unaffiliated voters who choose a Democrat ballot, per their party rules, are not required to affiliate with the Democratic Party
Unaffiliated voters who choose a Republican ballot, per their party rules, are required to affiliate with the Republican Party by completing a Republican Affiliation Form prior to being issued a Republican Ballot

James-I've also got a political science degree, and I'm devoutly LDS, and Mitt sickens me. The support of Torture runs contrary to the 13th article of faith, and his public persona as a snake-oil salesman with no real personal convictions won't exactly be a great public face of the church.

Mitt's education record (if we're talking about his resume) certainly isn't the best, considering the former editor of the Harvard Law Review is running. You talk about representing his constituents...and he did a terrible job. If Mitt had run for re-election, he would have been crushed.

If you're a republican, vote for John McCain. If you're a liberal, vote for Hillary or Obama. Forget Mitt.

Romney told the world he saw his father marching the streets of Detroit with Martin Luther King.
Upon investigation from the drive-by media, his staff reluctantly admitted this was not true.
And THIS is the man our poor deluded neocons believe to be "the cream of the crop."

I miss the old Mittens Romney, you know, the one who liked gays and thought abortions were fun! Bring back the old Mittens!

Did any of you see Michelle Obama at the Salt Palace today? She is one classy lady--humble, thoughtful, kind, and BRILLIANT!!! She also comes from such basic beginnings with empathy for everyone.

Michelle Obama is definitely my choice for first lady.
MUCH, MUCH better than Bill.
(Oh and Barack is not bad either.)