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A while back, I predicted the outcome of the Primary - I predicted Buhler in 1st, followed closely by Becker then Wilson.
I made two basic mistakes - I overestimated the support for both Buhler and Wilson and I underestimated the impact of the Becker campaign’s door to door work. I thought more [...]

yeah light blogging this evening because I’ve been at the Ralph Becker Victory Celebration.
Seriously, 38.5% of the vote. That’s 50% more than he had in the last polls.
Ralph gave a GREAT and very gracious victory speech in which he praised his opponents - excepting of course Buhler, his future opponent. He [...]

So after a joyous and unhealthy campaign lunch of pizza and soda, Aaron and I headed again for Capitol Hill where we began the poll watching again.
We had a targeted list of about 100 voters to either verify as having voted or to contact to remind them to vote. About 1/2 our voters had [...]

Okay, so it’s lunch time on election day.
This morning Aaron and I were pollwatching for the Becker campaign. Curtis Haring rocks, he is the divinity of all divinities.
We were at the Capitol Building watching precincts 2020, 2064 and 2074. In the course of checking the polls the following stories came up.
A gentleman came [...]

Today started out with a honk and wave on the corner of 7th East and 1300 South. Lots of traffic, lots of thumbs up and lots of honks.
It’s Election Day in Salt Lake City. We’re spending our day in and out of polling places where we check the book to verify people who [...]

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Tonight’s Honk and Wave will be Foothill and Sunnyside - they start at about 5 and go till 7.
Tomorrow morning we’ll be honking and waving at 7th East and 13th South near the park.
Participating is easy - show up, grab a sign and start waving at folks.  Or just honk as [...]

As we work through the final day before the primary, I’m even more impressed with Ralph Becker and his campaign than I was before.
Becker’s campaign is using the strong team of staff and volunteers they’ve developed through a long, hot summer to drive a strong GOTV effort tomorrow. They’re doing targeted mailers - including letters [...]

See the Trib for Details.
The biggest burst has come from Becker, who suddenly leads the field with 26 percent. For weeks, the urban planner and Utah House Democratic leader has maintained the Wilson/Buhler lead seemed soft and that his campaign had the momentum.

It’s the political silly season. With less than a week before the primary election the campaigns have done almost everything they can do with regard to swaying voters - there’s been door to door efforts, TV ads (the ones I’ve seen are pretty good - I’d say a bit above the average soft focus warm [...]

We’re less than week out from the primary election for Salt Lake City Mayor. Early voting is available through the County Clerk’s office and the City Recorder’s office.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again - I’m a fan of Ralph Becker. He’s demonstrated in his years in the legislature strong leadership, dedication [...]

So, in Sunday’s paper, Paul Rolly wrote:
Jake Garn is mad. He says he is tired of being called the last Republican mayor of Salt Lake City because he was not the Republican mayor when he served as the city’s chief executive in the early 1970s.
This stance strikes me as more of the empty “bipartisanship is [...]