Utah Democrats Begin Super Awkward Courtship of Mormons

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Utah Democrats have recognized the inevitable – that they must begin appealing to the broader Mormon base in Utah or risk going extinct. Like the lung fish, struggling to breathe on the swampy shores of the cradle of life inexplicably zapped into existence 4,000 years ago (Thanks Jesus!), the Utah Democratic chairman Jim Dabakis has begun reaching [...]

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Robbin Hood Feds Take from Blue, Gives to Red

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In a move designed to make conservative heads explode across the Wasatch Front, the US Dept of Agriculture awarded Utah $60.3 million in federal aid as a result of this spring’s heavy flooding. Tampon jokes aside, Utah took a staggering 20% of the $307.6 million given out nationally, and we were up against some tough [...]

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Jesus Probably Wasn’t A Democrat, But He Definitely Wasn’t A Republican

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A new caucus in Utah is trying to convince Mormons to stop being warmongering, agency-limiting Republicans and come over to the less-dark side to become baby-killing, pot smoking Democrats. What’s a true believing Mormon to do? On one hand, you can be a part of the Republican Party—a group traditionally very Mormon-friendly due to its conservative principles—that not [...]

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