Comments about ‘Poll: Obama gains but McCain remains Utah's choice’

I can't believe that Bush still has that high of an approval rating in Utah.
I love Utah, and I love living in Salt Lake City, and am normally very proud to be a Jazz fan, a Ute fan, a Salt Laker, a Utahn and any other association with this state, but in this one case, I'm absolutely ashamed and embarrassed to be numbered among people who so blindely support this enormous global disaster.

Wow!!!!!!There are a few people in Utah that get it. We can't have 4 more years of Bush! It is important that as Utah goes the country doesn't follow. I am looking forward to the new president and the new direction of our country. It looks like God is finally guiding us in our election in this country. Why did it take so long?

Utah voters typify the LIV (low-information voter) who relies only on what their favorite candidate says, that "R" button on the machine, and right-wing hate radio screamers.

When a coworker claims "If Obama is elected, he'll make people set off car bombs across the US" -- and then says it's being spread throughout his church via email and it's "all over the internet"..........I can only feel sorry for those members.

No wonder our country is in a mess, when seemingly-intelligent and reasonable start spouting such nonsense!

57% of us are suddenly the nation's most gullible voters?

For shame, Utah. For shame.

Utah will remain strongly red until Mitt has another run at it, is the only nationally viable Republican running and the base still rejects him. Then and only then will the decades long love affair with the red end in disappointment and disillusionment and perhaps open the State to a more robust two party discussion.

Far worse than not being a Mormon, Palin's problem is that she is completely unprepared to address issues of national significance, not because her experience is inadequate but because she is neither sufficiently interested nor sufficiently intelligent to do so. While people may disagree with Mitt Romney and may find his bizarre lurch between a left-of-center governor to extremely conservative presidential candidate, he is certainly an intelligent and curious individual.

Like Palin, Obama lacks long-term national & international experience, but he is certainly deeply versed in the issues that president will confront, including economic issues, foreign policy issues, and energy/environmental issues. Even if one disagrees with his ideas, it is clear that he has thought very carefully about them.

It's going to be different for a lot of utahans being on the outside looking in.

Yeah, big surprise. Many parts of Utah now have indoor plumbing, as well.

For some unexplainable reason Senator McCain is campaigning with Vice President Dick Cheney as I write this. I don't know what he's thinking. He's trying to distance himself from the most unpopular administration in history and at the same time talking about how honored he is to have Cheney's endoresement. Obama immediately jumped on it as a sign that McCain would just be more of the same.

I've admired senator McCain for many things and voted for him in the primaries in 2000 and this year. It is very sad to see someone who has such a great personal story run such an poor campaign. Romney would in fact have made a much better choice for Vice President. So would any number of other people including some prominent women. Instead he choose The Bridge To Nowhere. Very sad.

Gov. Palin was selected for one reason: to get the Evangelical vote. The Evangelicals are not thrilled with McCain and dispise Mormons as a non-Christian cult. Let's also realize that Utah has NEVER voted for a black candidate since 1847 nor have they ever had one become a LDS Bishop, Stake President or General Authority in this state. Knowing this, what chance does any black candidate have being elected in Utah? Add to this that Utah was the LAST state to recognize Martin Luther King Day. If possible Utah would vote for another 4 years of GWB before Obama.

Once Republicans privatize public education, theyll have our kids working in the factories again. Now is the time to put our collective foot down and reject the corporations-first-citizens-second ideology that's been breaking our backs for the last 30 years.

You sound like you are a student of Karl Marks!

Karl Marks? Who is that? Its spelled M-A-R-X. If you're going to use ridiculous communist slurs please at least spell the name correctly.

Where do you pull these supposed facts. What a bunch nonsense and blathering. This election has nothing to do about black and white, it's about principles.

I have to agree with the person who said Utahns are low-informed voters- proven by the most popular stories for this paper today- 5 of the top 6 articles are sports articles..

Dixie Dan must be a BO supporter, they're the only ones making this about race.

@me, just because the sports articles have the most comments doesn't necessarily make them the most read. Even if they are, it's more likely a sign that we're morose over the prospects of a BO presidency and are looking for an escape.

LIV is typical of the hateful left, calling names and insulting those who disagree with them

There is no stronger Nation than one with a well run economic engine. One that is fairly and sensibly regulated. One that shares the wealth equitably. One that is built on morally sound incentive systems for its operators. One with a collective advancement and support system for all its members.

Republicans as much or more than any others will tell you that you don't send into battle men without protection and weapons. You don't send men that are unskilled and untrained in the use of weapons. You don't win battles by leaving your compatriots unprotected. And you don't leave the weak and wounded behind. Their rescue is the mark of heroes. If its heroic in the battlefields of war, why not so in the battlefields of life?

America is indeed headed for a brighter future with Obama than with McCain.

Whoever has an R after their name is Utah's choice. What a shock! If Ted Stevens was the nominee Utahns would be yelling about his unfair treatment by the courts - just like Orrin was willing to be a character witness for him. If Mark Foley was the nominee Utahns would be touting his superior morals!

I would not say Obama is the person America has been waiting for, but I argue he is the leadership she is waiting for.... His person and history is a great surprise and challenge for America. A surprise that I believe will ultimately delight her and a challenge, one that is long over due by the way, that she will not only embrace but meet as well....

On Tuesday, when America gives Obama the wheel, he will astutely point the train in America's direction....

Obama will drive an American restoration. In good time, we will once again see that shining light on the hill, that glowing torch in the harbor, that open door to the neighbors, and follow that American Dream.....

America needs to move quickly though, she has drifted too long and is far behind. There is indeed the fierce urgency of now.....

Nice spin Dixie. "Utah never voted for a black candidate since 1847". Huh??
And last time I checked Mormons don't vote for their leaders. Are there a huge percentage of black mormons in utah? Cmon Dixie! It's not a color thing. I do know Mexican and Poly bishops in Utah though. And about MLK day. Many states opposed the holiday. It wasn't about being disrespectful to MLK, it was about opposing another federal mandated paid holiday on businesses. Also South Corolina was the last state to observe the holiday. As for W Instead of Obama YOU BET!! You keep on drinkin your Hollywood and media issued Kool-Aid about how everything evil, wrong and vile in this world was a grand scheme devised and caused by Bush. And that our currant economic situation is all "Bush's fault". Do I think that Bush has been perfect? Of course not, but we have PROSPERED and we have been kept SAFE with George at the helm. I wonder if al-Qaeda would want another term of W? I think not. I bet islamo- fascist around the globe are lickin their chops at the possibility of an Obama presidency.
Nice try Dix.

I too feel ashamed to live in a state that would support a man that has a seemingly personal need to "win" this war. If for no other reasons don't elect him because he will send son's and daughters, fathers, brothers- off to war.
Please bring the troops home!