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D.C. Notebook: Lee says GOP needs to focus on poor

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:28:30 MDT

D.C. Notebook: Lee says GOP needs to focus on poor

By Thomas Burr and Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 17, 2013 06:28PM MDT

To gain back the majority in the Senate, Republicans have to champion families and reach out to the poorest Americans, said Sen. Mike Lee in a speech to the Faith and Freedom Coalition last week. Republican leaders have said the party needs to extend a hand to minorities, but few have made such a strong case to reach out to low-income Americans, who tend to support Democratic candidates. Lee described it not as a political imperative but an ideological one. “Our ideals demand we identify even m...

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Matheson’s sellout

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Matheson’s sellout

Updated Jun 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT

What the hell is wrong with Rep. Jim Matheson? He vote to fast-track approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline, the 1,700-mile pipeline that would bring oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Big Oil and Big Gas has bought our Congress, and Matheson is no different from the Republicans who are in the pockets of the oil and gas industry with their bunkum line about jobs and independence from foreign oil. This is a Canadian company, and the oil will go on to be bid on in the world oil market. The pipelin...

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Dem poll has Matheson up big over Love

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:47:47 MDT

Dem poll has Matheson up big over Love

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 11, 2013 01:47PM MDT

Dueling polls in Utah's 4th Congressional District have one thing in common - Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson is ahead of GOP challenger Mia Love. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a summary of its poll Tuesday, which has Matheson up 54 percent to Love's 40 percent. The Dems describes that as a "solid lead" in the expected 2014 showdown. Their automated poll, conducted by IVR Polling, reached 420 Utah voters between June 6 and June 8 and has a margin of error of 4.7 percentag...

New GOP poll gives Matheson slight lead over Love

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:33:03 MDT

New GOP poll gives Matheson slight lead over Love

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 6, 2013 10:33AM MDT

House Republicans are trying to keep the heat on Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, releasing a poll Thursday that shows him with a slight advantage over GOP challenger Mia Love with 18 months to go before Election Day.The National Republican Congressional Committee says their poll is evidence Matheson is in trouble in his rematch with Love, whom he beat by less than 800 votes in 2012.Though this far out, the big take away from the NRCC polling is how much effort the national party is expending on Mathe...