One Utah

Okay today has been far busier than the primary. I’m taking a brief break this afternoon to get my head together before heading out for a final poll check and final round of door knocking.
Today I’m working three precincts on the southeast end of the city - one east of Foothill and south of [...]

With one day left until election day, and the polls looking good and the overwhelming majority of voters already decided, should I worry?
The only poll the really counts is Tuesday’s. I’ve been walking for Ralph Becker for months. I can’t count how many times I’ve gone out, knocked on doors, talked to people. [...]

Yes, it BECKER HONK AND WAVE TIME again.  This morning 15 peope gathered on the corner of 7th East and 13th South to remind voters it’s time to vote.  Look for Honkers and Wavers at various locations around the city during your commute for the next couple days.

From Ralph’s Site:
7. We will continue to embrace the diverse communities of Salt Lake City, and our government policies will serve as a model for justice and equality for all residents.
Both Scott McCoy and Paula Julander were walking for Ralph last night. 
The experience last night was a good one - walking a neighborhood east of [...]

Apparently alliteration amuses me.
So, via ralphecker.com, I see that Becker supporters raised over $50,000 in seven hours!  That’s amazing to me.  The money quote:
Former State Senator Karen Hale, who participated in the event, said, “I think this shows how passionate Ralph’s supporters are. You can’t manufacture that kind of enthusiasm for a candidate. Because Ralph is [...]

It has been interesting to watch both candidates for Mayor of Salt Lake City working so hard to get the LGBT vote. One of the candidates, Ralph Becker, has a voting record that matches his campaign rhetoric. Over the past 11 years, Ralph has supported our community. The same can not be [...]

With a month to go before the election, there’s a huge amount of work to be done. There are still doors to be knocked on, yard signs to be delivered, events to attend, debates and forums to attend. It makes me glad I’m just a volunteer - I can show up, do my thing, then [...]

The conversation taking place over at the D-news is so illustrative of everything that’s wrong with Utah’s public and political culture I can’t let it go.  There’s a sense of entitlement among the Mormons that their morals are clearly correct and should unquestionably be reinforced by the laws and everyone who differs is a miscreant.  [...]

On a regular basis, I can count on someone saying to me, “Why do you get involved in that politic stuff? Does it really make any difference? Does it matter? You know, all politicians are crooks and the whole the political world is dirty. I can’t imagine why you’d get involved [...]

Cold, tired, soaked to the skin with my dogs barking, I stumbled back to the Becker HQ this afternoon holding a soaked precinct list in my grubby hands.
Every neighborhood is unique - I’m realizing this the more I walk. Each neighborhood has its own character, feeling, smells and sounds. This morning, with my [...]

In one of those “no big surprise” moments, Republican Dave Buhler has launched what will no doubt be the first of many negative attacks on Ralph Becker in the Mayor’s race
Calling himself a doer, not a dreamer, Salt Lake City mayoral finalist Dave Buhler stood in the shadow of the Utah Capitol on Thursday to [...]