That was the tongue-in-cheek suggestion of Republican County Councilman Michael Jensen when debating whether Rampton - Utah's chief cheerleader for tourism - deserved name recognition on the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Jensen didn't question the late Democratic governor's credentials - "he was a great man and a great statesman," he said - but he did wonder if the county was bestowing naming rights willy-nilly without a policy to determine worthiness.

"Maybe we should name the [RSL] soccer stadium after you, Mr. Mayor," Jensen said, alluding to Corroon's smack-down of stadium funding earlier this year that elevated him from political obscurity to power player.

But GOP Councilman Mark Crockett deflated the Democratic mayor's prospects.

"While it would be nice to name it after the mayor," he said, "I think XanGo has paid for the rights."

Not exactly. XanGo simply paid for the jersey promotions.

So keep your head up, mayor, the stadium's naming rights are still up for grabs - provided you can cough up about $2 million a year.

Influential voters are taking sides for mayor

New crops of people and groups are picking sides in the Salt Lake City mayoral contest between Ralph Becker and Dave Buhler.

Buhler's camp notes Poplar Grove resident Pat Suazo, father of the late state Sen. Pete Suazo is on board. So are Amy and Tony Galvez, the Westpointe parents of Adam Galvez, a Marine killed in combat in Iraq last year. Buhler and his City Council colleagues renamed a portion of 300 South in honor of Galvez.

Meantime, Becker picked up the endorsement of the Salt Lake County Hispanic Democratic Caucus, whose members say they share Becker's vision for a thriving west side.

Becker also got the nod from the Utah chapter of the Sierra Club, whose political committee notes the Utah House minority leader has scored 100 percent for the past four years on his legislative score card.

For his part, Buhler also has notched support from Greater Avenues Community Council Chairman Michael Hughes. On the business side, Buhler is the choice of Questar president and CEO Keith Rattie and Harris Simmons, chairman of Zions Bank.

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