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Lopsided leads in 3 House races

Isn't it interesting that Jason Chaffetz already has an incumbent-type lead? He is a good man, with strong values who is able to hold to his positions no matter how many lies are spun about him or his positions. He'll do a fab job in DC representing Utah's third district.

Jason Chaffetz has my vote. I have been real impressed with him for the last 6 months.

Jason Chaffetz is so far right he makes Cannon look like a moderate. We need to elect the moderate Mormon Democrat down there in Utah County. We do not need another right wing wacko going back to Washington D.C. from Utah. I would like to believe that there are some moderate thinking people in Utah County who can see through Chafftez and his radical right wind agenda. We need more moderate Democrats like Matheson back in Washington. I hope Dan Jones is wrong and that Bishop and Chaffetz both lose to the much better moderate Mormon Democrats!!

In the First District especially, there is a great alternative voice in Dr. Joe Buchman, the Libertarian. He will champion for real what others give lip service to: smaller government, lower taxes, and more freedom. Since the polls do not show this to be a close race, there is nothing to lose by voting for real change.

Jason Chaffetz has my vote, too. His stance on fiscal responsibility is a policy all Americans can be proud of, and he has a clear plan, as a subscriber to Reagan 21's principles, to start in office effectively. Go Jason!

All Republicans USED to stand for fiscal responsibility. We need politicians-regardless of party affiliation, to do the RIGHT things for their constituents. That may mean you may have to vote for a Democrat in Utah (see:Peter Corroon) to elect the best candidate for the common good. Can you man up?

When are we going to realize that Dan Jones has been the voice of the Republican/LDS church for long enough. Not long ago their poll had Chris Cannon beating Chaffetz the day before Chaffetz beat him by 20 points.

I predict an upset.

LOL! You Dems are such hopeful (hopeless?) dreamers. I don't understand why you move to the reddest of red states and then expect the vast majority (much of whom have lived here for years) to see things your way. We don't want to, pure and simple.

Bishop and Chaffetz will win, probably by a landslide, and the only "upset" will be if Dew takes Matheson.

I've heard Dem challenger Spencer Bennion has thrown in the towel and isn't even showing up at scheduled events anymore. He accused Chaffetz of avoiding debates with him, but then Spencer doesn't show up to a West Valley debate, sending his out-of-town Democrat-Party-paid-for political consultant to do his hatchet work for him. I heard the crowd was none too impressed, with only five or six of the hundred people present applauding when he spoke. Yeah, that's smart thinking, Democrats.

This Dan Jones poll is legit; a Mason-Dixon poll taken earlier this week showed a similar spread in all three races.

Bennion Spencer is an honorable man whose immigration platform would have sold five years ago. However, most people in the Third District now have immigrant fatigue; very few actually benefited from our current immigration policy (except for some employers and those who run graffitti removal businesses). So Jason Chaffetz now owns the debate.

Jason Chaffetz doesn't tap dance. He says what he means, and he means what he says. That's why he's going to Washington.

I'm voting for Barr and Buchman -- a wasted vote would be for the Rs and Ds who just give more debt, less freedom, more snooping on our phone calls and emails. I hope to see Libertarians elected in my lifetime.

The mason dixon poll showed a much different spread in many of the races some by as much as much as 8 pts even though they were done at the same time. Given the reliability of Dan Jones lately I am going with the Mason Dixon poll who has national recognition.

Dan Jones can be off, depending on who shows up to the polls. In this case 1/5 or more have already cast their votes.

Dan Jones is a democrat. That doesn't change his business. He tries. More times than not, he is right.

Jason Chaffetz has run a good campaign. His democrat opponent has hired a professional consultant that, even with the negative press, hasn't helped. Most people see through that.

Jason Chaffetz DOES say what he means and mean what he says, and that's what scares me. Every time I've heard him talk, I've been more and more convinced that he is the wrong person to send to Washington.

Hey, if Utah elected a Republican from Salt Lake I'd start worrying...and if they elected a real Democrat from either of the other two districts, same deal. But honestly, in the next two years, we're going to need some conservative Democrats to hopefully hold Pelosi in check.

Matheson has this Republicans vote. The only reason I heard NOT to vote for him is because he is a Dem. He listens to the people here and votes how we want. I am so impressed by him and so are the people here in SGU. As long as he keeps to his word he will be there for a long time!!

I am in Matheson's district and will vote for him because he voted against the bailout.

If I were in either of the other districts, I would vote against Bishop or Chaffetz. They both voted for the bailout. How Republican of them to increase the national debt (which must lead to an increase in taxes to pay for it) and the government's role in the economy. Neither are fiscally conservative.

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Chaffetz couldn't vote for the bailout he isn't in yet.

Chris Cannon did. (Yes I told him to, blame me).

Chaffetz publicly said he would NOT have voted for it.

District 2 - just how can Jason Chaffetz vote for ANY bill when he is not even in Congress yet?

LL

When you believe in principles and you have a candidate that stands for those principles you support him no matter what the polls say.

Ignore the polls and work for what you believe in. I wouldn't have supported Jason before the convention if I'd listened to the polls or to the "conventional wisdom." I believed that he was the best candidate so I supported him. I'm grateful that the polls show him leading now. I admit that news is encouraging but I try not to let it affect my support for him.

Ignore the polls. Vote for honorable candidates. That's why I'm supporting Jason Chaffetz.

Gee whiz "District 2 voter," your voice really rings like a mouse-squeak when you do not even realize that Chaffetz was not in Congress at the time of the bailout vote, and the fact that he is completely against it. Whoops. You should consider getting your facts straight before attempting to make a general smear like that. Nice try.

Re: "luv2spin," you are right. Folks should be voting for Matheson because he listens and is honorable (from my personal experience). That is exactly why I believe Chaffetz is the right man for the 3rd. Go Jason!