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Utah House Speaker Curtis is unseated

Democrats are pathetic. With Jesus Obama on the ballot, a miserable economy, an unpopular war --- all the Utah Dems can do is win 2 house seats and ZERO senate seats.

Pathetic.

You failed for the most part to convince Utahns you deserved a stronger voice in the state houses. Until you can convince us you will truly champion the values of a majority of Utahns nothing is gonna change. Seems there were no Obama coattails this time around. Moreover, Democrats, Obama included, just don't get the message that higher taxes is the surest way to slow down an already struggling economy.

Cleansing the Utah legislature had to start somewhere - why not at the top of the House.

Sad to see the job was more complete, but a great start.

Hopefully those that survived learned something. Doubt it, but still hoping.

Amen. Now they won't have Greg Curtis as their whipping boy to blame for everything that's supposedly wrong with the best managed state and #1 to #5 economy in the US (depending on who did the ranking).

no.... Utah is just blind and thinks that to be "good" Mormon you have to be republican! That's why I moved to the East coast. I was so closely involved in politics that was hampered by ignorance! Utah is not bliss. Most Mormons are democrats and they don't know it.They are too stupid or lazy to even know anything about what it means to be a Republican or a Dem... So frustrating!

Too bad. He should have been removed from office too. He's a true embarrassment to this state.

Utah voters are the most uninformed People in America
It is the R thing
I don't trust those counting the vote in Utah

I wish Utah County Republicans had voted at least one Democrate in. It is so unbalanced to have not a single Democratic representative from Utah county. It just makes the Utah County Republican coalition unresponsive to moderate Republicans and gives the far right too much influence in party politics. Most people in Utah county are not "Eagle Forum" members, but because of the Republican stranglehold, that brand of Republicanism holds a disproportionate level of influence on local party politics.

To Holland...it would sure be nice if you would refer to Obama as Obama and not putting the sir name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with that. There is only one Jesus Christ and no soul on earth today can claim to be him. Show respect please for God and his son Jesus Christ...without them you wouldn't be here and that is a fact.

They are now your leaders nationally. Accept this, Holland. The Second Coming is here.

Ousting the Speaker is a huge deal. Sandy voters did what they needed to do despite the fact that all the big donors (Energy Solutions and other terrible companies) backed Curtis. Curtis spent $500,000 more and lost. Pathetic.
This was huge.

It's because Utahns still vote for Rs for no reason but the R after their name. Glad to see Curtis gone, glad the County Council is now democrat majority, which you forgot to mention.

Thanks, thanks for the Hurtful district splits that have divided our valley like nothing in history. Thanks for making our County west siders pay for a Tom Dolan soccer stadium that no one wanted, thanks for listening. Thanks for Vouchers we wanted it and you tried to give them to us, thanks for listening. And esp thanks for your shining example as the Leader of our State Leg. You put Sandy and Draper last and the state first like you should have. All in all youve been a great example and leader.

Thanks Greg Curtis!

Sounds like 'holland' and 'to Utah Democrats' had sour grapes for breakfast this morning.

You are glib. Of course we didn't expect Obama's coattails to extend here. How could they? People here are too uninformed! But in 2004 Bush got 72% of UT's popular vote and McCain only got 66% so that is significant to me.

As far as taxes go, well, how else would you like to pay for the bailout? Lend more money to China so they will own us outright? You think that will help an ailing economy?

As for my uninformed stmt, well, you prove it right. McCain ALSO pledged to raise taxes, only on a different demographic. How else could he pay for his "subprime mortgage bailout" idea?

Getting Curtis out of there and Lavar Christensen is a good start to cleaning up the arrogance of the House and the bullying tactics. It's just too bad that Mike Morley will still be allowed to push through all of his pet projects and continue to get rich off being a lawmaker.

Greg Curtis was a strong arm, arrogant house leader. That's what brought him down.

I was glad to see Democrat Ed Allen lose in his race against Republican Brent Wallis. Allen kept using his Mormon religion as a reason to vote for him. He even took out a full page ad in the Tribune, saying "Democrat. Physician. Grand father. Latter-day Saint." That backfired. And its a good thing.

Utah voted what they thought was best for Utah, luckily the country voted what was best for our nation. Now let's make it work without the childish name calling.

Jake, I am glad you left this great state if you have such animosity towards it. As much as I disagree with you I give you credit for moving away. I wish more of you Utah haters would do the same. As for our nation, I disagree with the chosen President but we as a nation must band together and speak up and out for what we believe to be true. Just because we don't agree with Obama and many of the other democrats (and some republicans) we need to be loud and respectful but get our voice heard. We can't just sit and be idle. We need to speak up for what we believe. Be doers, not followers. I love the USA, lets make it even better for future generations.