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Harmer Campaign Covered by San Francisco Chronicle

Former Utahn David Harmer, who is running as a Republican against incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney in California's 11th Congressional District in the Bay Area, is receiving a fair amount of publicity as one of the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee's "young guns." ...

tags: david harmer, dick morris, jerry mcnerney, nrccc, young gun
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Raising Heck – Inside The 8/28 Rally

By Jared Whitley, Washington Correspondent

Staging rallies is not a tactic typically employed by the right. Following in the protest-marching footsteps of the 60s counter-culture, liberals have, generally speaking, made that particular form of political communication theirs. 

tags: 8/28 rally, glenn beck
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Political Ad Watch – Taking a Shower

By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor

When you’re virtually assured a win, it’s easy to take the high road with your campaign. However, one ad in the Colorado Governor’s race is notable for its creativity.

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Political Ad Watch: Young Frankenstein Parody

By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor

It’s a given that every election cycle produces its share of strange and weird political ads. However, an ad in a California Congressional race tests the boundaries of weirdness.

tags: advertising
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Creepy Ad Watch: Minnesota Governor

By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor

If you’re looking for a political ad that is effective yet unsettling at the same time, look no further than the spot put out by Tom Horner, the gubernatorial nominee of the Minnesota Independence Party. Video is after the jump.

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Election Central: Mike Lee Bristles at 'Extreme' Label

By Bob Bernick, UtahPolicy.com Contributing Editor

GOP U.S. Senate candidate Mike Lee says he is no extremist. He’s just standing up for what is right, what is constitutional.

And those who try to paint him with the “E” word should look to the actions of the federal government over recent years.

tags: bob bennett, election central, mike lee, sam granato, tim bridgewater
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Election Central: Herbert Crushing Corroon

By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor

A new poll shows Gov. Gary Herbert far ahead of Democrat Peter Corroon by a two-to-one margin.

tags: election central, gary herbert, peter corroon
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Sen. Hatch discusses Business Issues with Salt Lake Chamber

By Salt Lake Chamber

During the Salt Lake Chamber Capitol Club meeting this morning, special guest U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch announced that legislation he is sponsoring has added four influential endorsements. The American Job Protection Act, a proposed repeal of the employer mandate portions of the recently-passed $2.6 trillion health law is supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the National Association of Wholesalers (NAW), and the National Retail Federation (NRF).

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Election Central: Current Conditions Ahead of November’s Elections

By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor

If you want to get a good look at how Americans are faring with two months to go before they head to the polls, one think tank provides a handy chart mapping out the last four quarters.

tags: economy, election central, public opinion
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Changing Voter Behavior

By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor

An emerging field of study aims to increase voter turnout by getting them to commit to turning out in November.

tags: turnout, voters
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Utah Political History: Flour Mills

By Glen Leonard , Utah History to Go

The transition in flour milling was not unlike that of other mechanized aspects of the new agriculture. New forms of power and mechanical improvements of machinery impacted the millers as well as the farmers of Davis County. To keep abreast of improvements meant replacing water power in the mills with steam or electricity and substituting metal rollers for milling stones. Owners of the county's pioneer mills had few economic incentives to upgrade their old equipment. Thus, they were caught short when entrepreneurs built new commercial flour mills to produce flour for export. In 1886, eighty-seven Utah mills were listed by Cawker's Biennial Flour Mill Directory. Most of these first-generation mills, including the half-dozen in Davis County, would soon be gone.

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Media Matters: Deseret News Heads in a New Direction

By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor

Utah Policy speaks with Josh Loftin, Managing Editor of City Weekly, about the massive layoffs and reorganization announced by the Deseret News on Tuesday.

Audio is after the jump.

tags: city weekly, deseret news, media, media matters
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Why Small Businesses Aren’t Hiring

By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor

One of the constant drum beats coming out of Washington is helping small businesses get back on track will help lower the unemployment rate. But one analyst says that’s probably not going to happen as long as the real estate market remains soft.

tags: business, real estate, economy
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'Utah Gun-Permit Process Draws Ohioans'

The Columbus Dispatch reports that nearly 2,000 Ohio residents have ducked Ohio's stringent license requirements for carrying concealed firearms by getting their permits from Utah, where the rules are comparatively lenient.

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