News Highlights

Lots of significant political news today. Check out all the links on the right. The LDS Church gives boost to Amendment 3 by re-stating, with a new twist, its opposition to gay marriage (Associated Press, Salt Lake Tribune, Standard-Examiner and Deseret Morning News).

Debate rhetoric growing sharper between Scott Matheson and Jon Huntsman (Morning News). Tribune endorses Initiative 1, the conservation initiative. Sen. Curt Bramble says the Hazardous Waste Task Force, is doing its job (Daily Herald) while others say it isn't (Standard-Examiner).

The St. George Spectrum talks education with Jim Matheson and John Swallow, also interviews Bob Bennett and Paul Van Dam and endorses Mark Shurtleff.

Peter Corroon won't sue to keep Ellis Ivory off the ballot (Tribune and Morning News).

Governor Walker wins a go-cart race in Farmington (Standard-Examiner).

Quote of the Day

The task force "took a lot of actions adverse to us. They raised our taxes, they imposed additional regulatory restraints and they drew a box around our business."

- Tim Barney, senior vice president, Envirocare of Utah, commenting on actions by the Hazardous Waste Task Force (Deseret Morning News)

Bush Edging Ahead

In his Tuesday e-mail column, Charlie Cook says Bush is enjoying an uptick in support, but is still shy of where he needs to be to win re-election. Read the full column.

End Game: Cutting Through the Clutter

Three BYU political science professors, J. Quin Monson, David B. Magelby , and Kelly D. Patterson, have published an article in the latest edition of Campaigns & Elections magazine entitled, “When Voters Say When: The Most Effective Get-Out-the-Vote Techniques.”

The three professors say their research shows voters, particularly in hotly contested races with heavy media spending by candidates, begin to tune out television ads and direct mail pieces at the end of an election. Voters tend to develop election fatigue when hit with such a barrage of information.

So how does a campaign cut through the clutter? The research shows that in a campaign's closing days voters turn to trusted sources of information, particularly local newspapers. It also makes sense to communicate early, before voter fatigue sets in, communicate through channels trusted by voters, and communicate in unusual or unique ways that get noticed, such as a mailer that has a pop-up feature or that folds out to an unusual size. Earned media is also important at the end of campaigns as voters turn to broadcast news and newspapers for information on how to vote.

Monson is an assistant professor of political science and assistant director of the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy (CSED) at BYU. Magelby is dean of the College of Family, Home and Social Science and distinguished professor of political science; Patterson is an associate professor of political science and director of CSED. Campaigns & Elections has a web site, but doesn't publish all the print magazine articles on the site. I could not find this article on-line, but here's the site: www.campaignline.com.

Effective On-Line Campaigning

Some national experts on technology and politics are saying that while the Internet and e-mail are playing major roles in this year's election, by 2008 the president will be elected via the Internet. There will clearly be major developments over the next four years using the Internet and e-mail to reach voters, particularly as broadband becomes more widespread.

This is the first election in which I've seen e-mail used as a highly effective campaign tool. I'm seeing more and more high-quality e-mail newsletters from campaigns and interest groups. Such newsletters are highly effective because, once a format has been developed, they are quick and easy to send out, and very inexpensive. They also can deliver large amounts of information, particularly because they can contain links to web sites for more information. They can deliver a call to action far better than a printed brochure. They can ask recipients to volunteer or make a contribution, for example, and provide a means right on the spot to do it.

Producing an e-mail newsletter will be indispensable for candidates and incumbents in the very near future. If you would like more information about producing an e-mail newsletter (like this one), e-mail Bart Barker bbarker@exoro.com.

Try as you might, you can t do everything yourself, at least without killing yourself. Good leaders are good at delegating.

Delegating has many benefits: You get more accomplished. You empower and train others, which builds your capacity. You meet your objectives while having time for family, recreation and other important priorities.

You must delegate meaningful task, not just menial tasks. The job might not get done quite as well as you would have done it, but it s the only way to build a team and empower people.

Be certain that the person to whom you delegate the task has the ability and resources to perform it.

Then, trust them. Give them an assignment and the authority to carry it out. But remember the cardinal rule of delegation: You can delegate authority, but not responsibility. You are still responsible for the end result!

U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon, October 20
Sen. Mike Dmitrich, District 27, October 23
Rep. James R. Gowans, District 21, October 25
Rep. R. Curt Webb, District 5, October 25
Sen. Peter Knudson, District 17, October 26

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Associated Press
- Mormon Church voices view on gay marriage

Tooele Transcript Bulletin
- White, Johnson face off for top county job
- Presidential race, absentee ballot may boost turnout

Salt Lake Tribune
- LDS Church issues edict on marriage
- Bill would benefit charters
- Magna's Main Street to get spruced up
- Orem man sues to stop Moore's visit
- Salt Lake City Council creates Open Space Lands Program
- Push to rename Powell going down the drain
- Panel tosses hotter-waste ban proposal
- Most on S.L. County Council back tax funds for campaigns
- 1st Congressional district debate turns radioactive
- Chads could leave Utah punchy
- Weber County commissioner to have full agenda
- Corroon asks party not to sue
- Ivory: 'There's no doubt that I'm going to win'
- Rolly & Wells: Timing of insert questioned
- 2005-2006 budget: Chairman Karras says the proposal focuses on needs, not pet projects
- Starting young
- Editorial: Senate District 1
- Editorial: Initiative 1: Yes

St. George Spectrum
- Jim Matheson, John Swallow talk education
- Senate hopefuls: Education has funding problems
- Editorial: Next 4 years key for Utah, Shurtleff

Standard-Examiner
- Church clarifies marriage stance
- Regents OK '06 budget
- Park Lane opened by governor, state officials
- Task force's waste report is insufficient, some say
- 25th Street beer sales limited
- Jailer fears expansion vote will fail

Daily Herald
- Duo files lawsuit to void Moore's UVSC contract
- Utah Attorney General won't look into Bryson investigation
- Activists debate gay marriage amendment at UVSC
- Op-ed: Waste task force doing its job well
- Editorial: Why Utah should reject Amendment 3

Deseret Morning News
- Same-sex: LDS stand
- Statement from the LDS First Presidency
- Voting is surging, getting 'crazy'
- No outright ban on nuclear waste
- Gays will stay in ministry, Rev. Irish says
- Candidate targets rail line
- Lawsuit targets Moore contract
- Corroon opposes a suit to keep Ivory off ballot
- Tablets to stay in park
- Spanish Fork OKs sale of beer on Sundays
- Herbert 'citizen's arrest' may lead to charges
- Legislators target U. gun ban
- U. can't regulate guns, brief says
- Regents back Amendment 2
- Board of Regents asks for $35.4 million hike
- Higher ed funding debated
- Rhetoric growing sharper in gubernatorial campaign
- Unity Center work is progressing
- Finance reform on county agenda
- Sandy residents protest 'big boxes'
- Growth planning gets recognition
- Editorial: Right sentence for Sorensen

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- Oct 20: Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore speaks at UVSC
- Oct 20: Chris Cannon hosts a showing of "FarenHYPE 9/11", 7 pm, Miller Free Enterprise Institute in Sandy, 9750 S 300 W, $5, all proceeds to benefit the troops.
- Oct 20: Jon Huntsman visits Ogden Rotary Club, Tooele Chamber of Commerce Meet the Candidate Luncheon, noon, Ivy Garden; Box Elder Meet the Candidates Night, 6:15 pm, Brigham City Community Center; and Weber PTA Meet the Candidate Night, 7:45 pm, Weber High.
- Oct 20: US Senate Candidates Bob Bennett and Paul Van Dam debate, 6 pm, KTVX Channel 4.
- Oct 20: Second District Candidates Jim Matheson and John Swallow debate, Noon, St. George Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, Gardner Center at Dixie State College, St. George.
- Oct 20: Salt Lake Chamber’s Business Friendly Legislators Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Little America
- Oct 20: Attorney General Candidates debate, 12:30 pm, Sutherland Moot Court Room, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Univ. of Utah.
- Oct 20: Mark Shurtleff attends Kearns PTA Meet the Candidate Night, 6 pm.
- Oct 20: Public Interest Law Organization debate on same-sex marriage, moderated by Phil Riesen, 7 pm, Sutherland Moot Courtroom.
- Oct 20: Peter Corroon at the Utah Grizzlies game vs. Manchester Monarchs, 7 pm, The “E” Center, West Valley.
- Oct 21: Radio West "Vote 2004: The Race for Utah Governor", 11 am, KUER-FM 90.1, featuring Jon Huntsman.
- Oct 21: Hinckley Institute of Politics, "Vote 2004: The Race for House District 25", 1 pm, KUER-FM 90.1, featuring Ross Romero and Martine Smith.
- Oct 21: Mark Shurtleff attends Midvale Senior Center Meet the Candidate, 10:45 am; Chamber West Meet the Candidate, 11:45 am; PTA Legislative Forum, 1 pm.
- Oct 21: Jon Huntsman Interview on Radio West, 11 am, KUER FM 90. Oct 21: 3rd Congressional District featured on Bruce Lindsay's Conversation with the Candidates, 6:10 pm, KSL TV.
- Oct 21: Gubernatorial Debate, On the Record with ABC 4 News Reporter Chris Vanocur, 7 pm.
- Oct 22: Radio West "Vote 2004: The Race for Utah's 2nd Congressional District", 11 am, KUER-FM 90.1, with Jim Matheson and John Swallow.
- Oct 22: Mark Shurtleff attends Meet the Candidate at South Jordan Senior Center, 11 am.
- Oct 23: Mark Shurtleff attends Meet the Candidate in Lehi, 6 pm.
- Oct 23: Jim Matheson at the U of U Football Rally.
- Oct 23: Peter Corroon at Utah Football game vs. UNLV pre-game activities, 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Rice-Eccles Stadium, SLC.
- Oct 24: Civic Dialogue presents Salt Lake County Mayoral Race Debate, 5:30 pm, KUED Channel 7.
- Oct 24: US Senate Candidates Bob Bennett and Paul Van Dam debate, 5:30 pm, KUTV Channel 2.
- Oct 24: Third District Candidates Chris Cannon and Beau Babka debate, 7 pm, KUED Channel 7.
- Oct 25: Utah Foundation & Hinckley Institute of Politics lecture on Education-The Debate Over School Choice and Tuition Tax Credits, Noon, U of U Spencer Hall Rm 255. Free to Public. Also broadcast on KUER-FM 90.1.
- Oct 25: Attorney General Debate, 3 pm, KBYU.
- Oct 25: Gubernatorial Debate, KSL-TV, KSL Radio and the Deseret Morning News, Rose Wagner Theatre, 7 pm.
- Oct 25: Meet the State and National Candidates Night, 7-9 pm, Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 E, Logan. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the PTA.
- Oct 26: Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors, 7:30 a.m., Chamber Board Room, featuring candidates Jon Huntsman, Nancy Workman, Mark Shurtleff.
- Oct 26: Hinckley Institute of Politics presents "Iraq" a talk by: Jim Mayfield, Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department, U of U, 9:10 am, KUER-FM 90.1.
- Oct 26: Radio West presents "Open Space", 11 am, KUER-FM 90.1
- Oct 26: Mark Shurtleff attends Meet the Candidate events: Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 am, Mt. Olympus Senior Center at 11:30 am.
- Oct 26: US Senate Candidates Bob Bennett and Paul Van Dam debate, Noon, Salt Lake Rotary Club, Downtown Marriott, 75 S. West Temple.
- Oct 26: Green Party of Utah Roots Local Monthly Meeting, Noon, Sprague Library, 1100 East, just past 2100 South, Salt Lake City. Contact: 486-2558.
- Oct 26: US Senate Candidates Bob Bennett and Paul Van Dam debate, 2:30 pm, KBYU Studios Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University.
- Oct 26: Utah Attorney General Candidates debate, 7 pm, KUED Channel 7.
- Oct 27: Mark Shurtleff attends Meet the Candidate events: Taylorsville Senior Center at 11 am, Weber County PTA at 7 pm.
- Oct 27: US Senate Candidates Bob Bennett and Paul Van Dam debate, 5:30 pm, KSL 5.
- Oct 28: Radio West "Vote 2004: The Race for Utah State Senator", 11 am, KUER-FM 90.1, featuring Robert Bennett and Paul Van Dam.
- Oct 28: Hinckley Institute of Politics presents "Vote 2004: The Race for Salt Lake County Council", 1 pm, Steve Harmsen and Jenny Wilson featured.
- Oct 28: Second District Candidates Jim Matheson and John Swallow debate, 7 pm, KUED Channel 7.
- Oct 28-29: UEA Convention.
- Oct 29: Gubernatorial Debate, KUED Studios, 7 pm, U of U, airs Nov. 1.
- Oct 29: Peter Corroon at the Utah Grizzlies game vs. Milwaukee Admirals, 7 pm, The E Center, West Valley.
- Oct 30: US Senate Candidates Bob Bennett and Paul Van Dam debate, 6 pm, KUED Eccles Broadcasting Center.
- Oct 31: Civic Dialogue presents a moderated debate on the Utah Constitutional Revision of Marriage, 5 pm, KUED Channel 7.
- Oct 31: US Senate Candidates Bob Bennett and Paul Van Dam scheduled to debate, 7 pm, KUED Channel 7.
- Nov 1: Utah Candidates for Governor scheduled to debate, 7 pm, KUED Channel 7.
- Nov 2: General Election, 7 am to 8 pm.

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