Binding Utah Delegates to McCain

Monday, August 25th, 2008

I blogged that this was happening, and now it’s happened.  I liked David’s Garber’s summary of the Utah GOP’s delegate bait and switch so much that I got permission to post it its entirety:
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It’s official! This morning, by a vote of 70 supporters to 12 opponents, Utah’s state Republican Party’s Central Committee voted to adopt [...]

Utah GOP Insider Politics

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

I thought these emails were insightful as to the way the insider politics work in the Utah GOP:
—–Original Message—–
From: Ivan DuBois [mailto:idubois@utgop.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:15 PM
To: Utah Republican Party
Subject: State Central Committee Issue
Importance: High
Dear State Central Committee Member:
Today we received a written request from State Central Committee member Mark Shurtleff to give our [...]

Article VI - Faith and Politics in America

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

With Mitt Romney now out of the 2008 presidential race, I’m reminded of a documentary I saw recently called “Article VI - Faith, Politics, America“.
Article IV, of course, is the article of the US Constitution that states (among other things) that
“…no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public [...]

Romney Fundraiser

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

My brother Nate is in Boston making calls for the Romney campaign today. Contact me with your phone number if you (or anyone you know) would like to donate.