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Chaffetz facing uphill battle

It's time for change wake up Utah

Hard to believe that Chaffetz could be "Facing an Uphill Battle" after Cannon got on the O'Reilly show and made a complete a-s of himself. Cannon is completely out of touch with reality. Utah needs and deserves better than his moronic rantings.

Trading one conservative republican for another isn't exactly what I'd call change. I'm not in Cannon's district, but if I were, i'd vote for whoever is the Democrat challenger.

Now that's change.

We'd be foolish to give up the seniority that Cannon has attained on key committees. It is a critical election year and we need Cannon's experience and clout in Washington. It would devastate us to send a newcomer who has to spend the next 2-3 years "breaking into the Washington Club"--especially if a democrat wins the presidency. Chaffetz is charismatic and he sound bytes well. But I gotta wonder why he didn't last as chief of staff for Governor Huntsman and more importantly why he didn't run against Jim Matheson to give us another seat republican seat in Congress.

Cannon is a typical, say what the audience wants to hear, politician. He is not in it for me nor does he listen to his constituents. It is time for a change!!

After Cannons moronic ramblings on O'Reilly I can't believe that anyone would vote for him.

To all 3rd district Republicans,
Please please please wake up and remove Mr. Cannon from office. He needs to go NOW! He has been a mediocre to poor congressman and now it's time to give someone else a chance.

Cannon must be delusional if he thinks that voters were angry in 2006, but may not be now. I think the entire country is exhausted from the previous 8 years of the Bush administration and is ready for a change. Sending back a pompous, out-of-touch lifer like Cannon would be silly.

I have many friends and relatives in the 3rd district and I can't think of anyone who supports Cannon. Based on his BYU experience and working at Nu Skin for a long time, Chaffetz has more name recognition than the analysts realize. He's also very well spoken and has a contagious enthusiasm.

Contrast this with Cannon's unintelligible mumblings and anger management issues, and it becomes very clear who to vote for.

It is SOOOO clear to me that Cannon is THE ONLY candidate here to support. Chaffetz is making like a sixth grade class president's campaign speech - "Recess all day and NO MORE MATH HOMEWORK!"

People just assume that Cannon isn't doing anything because Chaffitz says so, but Chris has been working hard on internet, gas prices, and immigration bills. We need to give him more credit. He is the best man for the job.

We all laughed when Chaffetz presumed to beat David Leavitt and Chris Cannon on $100,000. Now look who is laughing.

Chaffetz has one advantage Bernick missed - there are a whole slew of votes he won't even have to work for. How many voters already know they won't support Cannon? I live in Salt Lake County and I don't know anyone who supports Cannon.

If past elections are any indication, Cannon will try to discredit his opponents' character rather than candidly approach the issues - just as David Leavitt has been doing. That's what's wrong with politics today. I encourage all voters to reject character assassination as a campaign tool.

I was a delegate and I heard Chaffetz aggressively discuss his opponents - but always on the issues. Never once did he try to impugn their character. That's why he'll win my vote again in June.

Cannon is put into a primary every two years because he actually stands for something, unlike the rest of Utah's Republican delegation who simply takes the easy route to retain their power.

I've frankly been quite disturbed by some of things I've heard from Mr. Chaffetz. I think Chaffetz is pandering to the extreme right and that will only make things worse in Washington not better.

If you vote for Cannon, you lose any right you have to complain about how things are going in Utah and Washington. If your not going to try to change things and make them better and instead stick with what isn't working and keep voting for the same people, you can't complain when you get more of the same.

I know Jason Chaffetz, and he's a good guy and would be a great congressman. But I also know Chris Cannon, and despite not being as articulate as say Barack Obama, he is very respected and very effective in DC. Both Chris and Jason would be conservative voters, but one has 12 years of seniority and one would be starting at ground zero. I'm sticking with Cannon.

It is one thing to say that you are going to do something like Chafetz did on Saturday and another to be able to deliver on whatr is said. Cannon with his seniority and influence in DC has the capacity to get things done. Look at his record it speaks for itself.

Jason distorts the truth, lies about everything to make himself look better. Says the way a person runs their budget is how they will vote. Whatever, Chris Cannon has continually voted against pork legislation to balance the budget and has a 96% rating on this issue. We need people like Chris in office that are trying to balance our budget that is 400 billion over last year, and get our dollar stronger on the internaitonal market. We need Conservative fiscal policy in DC, like Chris'. jason doesn't know what Conservative fiscal policy is, he thinks that a Congressional budget is likened to a personal banking account. Mr. Schaffetz, You do not belong in DC!!!!!!!!

Frankly I believe that Chaffetz winning is one of the worst things that could happen. If he were to win Utah would be left with 3 junior level Congressmen, if you add that to the Democrats maintaining control of both houses of Congress Utah would have not voice at all in Congress. We would be trading an effective experienced influential conservative Congressman for a no body. Add to that the fact that Chaffetz really isn�t anything more than �I�ll say whatever I have to, to get elected� politician and how is that really bringing any change to Washington. I also think that Vote smarter has a very solid point about why Chaffetz isn�t running against Matheson. If he really believes all that he is saying he would help the conservative movement most by running against a liberal Democrat.

I have never supported Chris Cannon. However, there is a first time for everything. I would vote for nearly anyone over Jason Chaffetz. While all politicans have an ego, Jason's is over-the-top.

Further, I wonder, if he is such a great conservative and an ace for Utah, why isn't he running against Rep. Jim Matheson, who serves the second district? Jason Chaffetz lives in the second district and if he is truly concerned about "conservative principles" as he says, wouldn't he want to oust Utah's lone Democrat?

Finally, I find it interesting that after talking to more than a dozen individuals who worked with Jason in the Huntsman Administration, not one had a nice thing to say. All encouraged me to vote for Rep Cannon in the upcoming primary.

I have done my homework and Jason Chaffetz is not the answer.

"Cannon is a typical, say what the audience wants to hear, politician..." I couldn't disagree more! In fact I'd say Chris is just the opposite. I think your comment describes Chaffetz much better. Especially if you've ever listened to him speak. He is willing to say and do whatever it takes to win. And that is scary. I think he sold his soul at the convention to try to win there. I don't think he's honest and I don't think he honestly believes half of what he says. Be very careful with this guy.