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A President Hillary Clinton would have Donald Trump to thank. Utah's delegation may still vote for Trump. Herbert wants new system for picking White House nominees.
Happy Friday. Hillary Clinton is a deeply flawed presidential candidate. Roughly six in 10 Americans don't think she is honest and trustworthy. She struggles to connect on the campaign trail. She is, by her own acknowledgement, not a "natural" candidate. She is deeply polarizing. But yet, she has a good shot at becoming the first female president in U.S. history. Thanks to Donald Trump. If the Clinton forces could have handpicked a Republican candidate to run against this fall, it would almost certainly be Trump. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/03/24/donald-trump-is-the-best-thing-that-has-happened-to-hillary-clinton-in-the-2016-race/"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>]
<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Despite verbal opposition to Donald Trump, no one in Utah's federal delegation has said they would vote against him if he gets the Republican bid [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3703039-155/utahs-delegation-on-trump-no-one"; target="_blank">Trib</a>], although Sen. Mike Lee told those attending a student government forum at Weber State Wednesday he's not sure if he could. [<a href="http://www.standard.net/Government/2016/03/24/In-visit-to-teens-Lee-asked-if-he-d-vote-for-Donald-Trump.html"; target="_blank">StandEx</a>]
-> Local supporters of GOP front-runner Donald Trump are trying to call the Utah caucus' authenticity into question after his defeat in the state. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/officials-trump-fans-coordinate-efforts-to-question-utah-caucus-results"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> Utah's GOP is hashing out a plan to help save Rep. Mia Love from the political backlash that could come from Donald Trump's potential nomination. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/donald-trump-utah-democrats-mia-love-221224#ixzz43s2S1iK3"; target="_blank">Politico</a>]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert said during his monthly news conference that the United States needs a new system for choosing presidential nominees. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3702588-155/utah-gov-gary-herbert-says-us"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/presidential-politics-dominate-discussion-at-utah-governors-monthly-press-conference"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] He said yesterday that he hopes the state will return to primary elections instead of caucus voting. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650781/Gov-Herbert-calls-for-return-to-presidential-primary-elections-in-Utah.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/gov-herbert-i-would-have-preferred-a-primary"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/03/24/gov-herbert-talks-traditional-primary-after-issues-at-utah-caucuses/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/gov-herbert-says-utah-should-scrap-caucuses-and-return-to-presidential-primaries"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/gov-herbert-prefers-presidential-primary-over-caucus"; target="_blank">KUER</a>] He also hinted that he'd have preferred to endorse John Kasich over Ted Cruz, but feels Cruz has a better shot at winning the GOP nomination. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/03/24/gov-herbert-speaks-on-cruz-endorsement/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Herbert sparred with his political rivals during the first gubernatorial debate this year. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3703161-155/gov-gary-herbert-rivals-exchange-volleys"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650837/Candidates-for-governor-tackle-voters-top-issues.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/03/25/utah-candidates-for-governor-discuss-issues-like-air-quality-health-care/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/candidates-governor-address-utahns-biggest-concerns-healthcare-air-quality-education"; target="_blank">KUER</a>] [<a href="http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/8940-"; target="_blank">UtahPolicy</a>] Republican challenger Jonathan Johnson said he would force Herbert into a primary. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/herberts-republican-challenger-wants-to-force-primary"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From <a class="ProfileCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/RexHuppke">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">RexHuppke</span></a>: "I feel like this whole Ted Cruz/Donald Trump feud is just a buildup to the weirdest pay-per-view event in history."
From <a class="ProfileCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/JohnEkdahl">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">JohnEkdahl</span></a>: "The sooner you accept the serial con artist Trump will win the nomination the less you'll care about nothing happening to Hillary."
From @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/natesilver538"; target="_blank">natesilver538</a>: "Calendar-wise (not delegate-wise) we're not even halfway done with primary voting. Iowa was 52 days ago. California is 75 days from now."
<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>Tomorrow to Tribune intern extraordinaire Michael Anderson, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and former DA Lohra Miller. Sunday to Nathaniel Johnson, executive assistant for Rep. Chris Stewart, and Donald Dunn.<strong> </strong>
<strong>In other news: </strong>Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Mia Love have launched a campaign to take congressional power back from the executive branch. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3703573-155/mike-lee-mia-love-take-congressional"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650844/Sen-Mike-Lee-Rep-Mia-Love-seek-to-restore-congressional-power.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/lee-and-love-launch-effort-to-restore-congressional-power-over-regulation-policy"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>] [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/lee-love-want-empower-congress"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> A local poll shows that voters are more concerned about the environment and health care than in years past. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650834/Utah-voter-priorities-shifting-to-reflect-concern-with-health-care-environment.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> Since the end of the 2016 legislative session, Gov. Herbert has signed more than 200 bills. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650808/Highlights-of-the-200-plus-bills-Utahs-governor-has-signed.html"; target="_blank">APviaDNews</a>]
-> Utah's new $4.6 million tourism campaign will focus on the state's many national parks. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3702744-155/state-unveils-46-million-tourism-campaign"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650832/46M-campaign-promotes-Utah-as-iconic-road-trip-destination.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/03/24/new-4-6-million-ad-campaign-promotes-utahs-state-parks/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>] [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/utah-unveils-new-tourism-campaign"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> SL Co. Council members decided to take out an escalator that frequently breaks down in the Government Center's north building and not to replace it with stairs. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3699550-155/no-escalator-no-staircase-in-salt"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Google Fiber has opened at a storefront in Trolley Square, and officials expect some service to be available before the end of the year. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3702312-155/google-fiber-opens-trolley-square-storefront"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650796/Google-Fiber-retail-store-to-open-at-Trolley-Square.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/google-fiber-store-headed-to-slc-service-expected-by-years-end"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/03/24/google-fiber-to-launch-in-slc-by-the-end-of-this-year/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Utah's own Domo announced its launching the world's first business cloud to make data more accessible. [<a href="http://kuer.org/post/domo-s-business-cloud-bolsters-utah-s-image-tech-center"; target="_blank">KUER</a>]
-> The SLC Council is wondering whether the over-budget summer Twilight Concert Series is worth the cost. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/expenses-rise-for-twilight-concert-series-council-wonders-if-it-is-worth-the-cost"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> The judge overseeing the federal court trial of St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson issued an order yesterday to restrict what jurors can talk about after the case is completed and how they can be approached for comment. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3702676-155/jeremy-johnsons-judge-adds-rules-to"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Utah air quality officials said Thursday that they will allow a new site for processing waste that would produce higher emissions in Tooele County as long as Stericycle, the company building it, has the ability to shut down if certain pollutants spike. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3703660-155/utah-officials-let-stericycle-have-higher"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Western states affected by last year's Colorado mine spill are prepared in case melting snow releases potentially toxic metals. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/states-ready-if-melting-snow-kicks-up-metals-from-mine-spill"; target="_blank">APviaKUTV</a>]
-> The man who investigated the FLDS church and wrote the book "Prophet's Prey" is running for a spot on the Iron County Commission. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3698856-155/prophets-prey-author-who-investigated-flds"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Boyd Matheson, a former campaign consultant for Sen. Mike Lee, has been named the new president for the conservative think tank, the Sutherland Institute. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3703276-155/conservative-utah-think-tank-sutherland-institute"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650794/Sutherland-Institute-names-new-president.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> A $20,000 grant from the National Highway Safety Office has been awarded to law enforcement in Salt Lake City, which will allow some officers to focus solely on distracted drivers. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650785/Grant-allows-SL-police-to-focus-on-drivers-who-text.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]
-> The Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council disciplined seven current or former law enforcement officers at its quarterly meeting. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3684882-155/utah-police-regulators-discipline-7-officers"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Veterans at UVU are getting help from a resource center designed to help them transition into the world of academia. [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/uvu-center-helping-veterans-succeed-in-school"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>]
-> An audit revealed major financial discrepancies at Enterprise High School. [<a href="http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/audit-no-internal-control-at-enterprise-high-school"; target="_blank">ABC4</a>]
-> An LDS sister missionary from France who was badly burned during the recent Brussels airport bombings tells her story. [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650849/Mormon-sister-missionary-injured-in-Brussels-said-bomb-felt-like-end-of-the-world.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/nation-world/lds-sister-missionary-hurt-in-brussels-attacks-speaks-about-harrowing-experience"; target="_blank">KUTV</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/03/24/lds-sister-missionary-injured-in-brussels-attack-speaks-from-hospital-bed/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> A lawsuit against the LDS Church alleges that leaders did nothing when they heard about the sexual abuse of two Navajo children placed in foster care through the church's Indian Placement Program in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/3703333-155/lawsuit-accuses-mormon-church-of-failing"; target="_blank">APviaTrib</a>] [<a href="http://kutv.com/news/local/lawsuit-accuses-mormon-church-of-failing-to-protect-navajos"; target="_blank">APviaKUTV</a>] [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/03/24/lds-church-named-in-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-abuse-of-navajo-children-in-foster-program/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Lyft has fired a Utah driver who went on an anti-Muslim rant to his passengers. [<a href="http://fox13now.com/2016/03/24/lyft-removes-driver-after-utahns-bound-for-bernie-sanders-rally-subjected-to-racist-rant-kicked-out-of-car/"; target="_blank">Fox13</a>]
-> Pat Bagley shares his take on Sen. Orrin Hatch's word. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3703427-155/bagley-cartoon-orrin-hatchs-word"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
-> Paul Rolly points out how the small northern Utah city of Wellsville used government services to advocate for participation in the Republican caucus. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/3697877-155/rolly-northern-utah-city-doing-gops"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]
<strong>Nationally: </strong>As the fight between Sen. Ted Cruz and GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump escalates, Cruz called Trump a "sniveling coward" and warned him to leave Cruz' wife "the hell alone." [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/24/ted-cruz-warns-donald-trump-to-leave-his-wife-the-hell-alone/?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>] [<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/ted-cruz-trump-sniveling-coward-221208"; target="_blank">Politico</a>] Some are tired of the presidential candidates using their wives as political props. [<a href="http://time.com/4271578/trump-cruz-melania-heidi-props/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter"; target="_blank">TIME</a>]
-> Some critics of Donald Trump say they're willing to support Democrat Hillary Clinton before the GOP presidential front-runner. [<a href="http://thehill.com/policy/defense/274145-vocal-trump-critics-in-gop-open-to-supporting-clinton"; target="_blank">TheHill</a>]
-> Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Democrat Hillary Clinton "could be considered a founding member of ISIS" for her position as Secretary of State when President Barack Obama withdrew military forces from Iraq. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/politics/rudy-giuliani-hillary-clinton-isis/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]
-> In his visit to Argentina, President Barack Obama said he regreted how the United States failed to respond to Argentina's "dirty war" in the 1970s and '80s. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/world/americas/obama-argentina-dirty-war.html?ref=world&smid=tw-nytimesworld&smtyp=cur"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]
-> The lawsuit allegedly filed by convicted killer Jared Lee Loughner, who shot former U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords in a mass shooting five years ago, appears to be part of a bigger hoax. [<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/03/24/jared-loughner-lawsuit-against-gabrielle-giffords-reportedly-could-be-hoax.html"; target="_blank">FoxNews</a>]
<strong>Where are they?</strong>
<ul>
<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> spends all day reviewing legislative bills.</li>
<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> reviews legislative bills and attends the Utah Public Employees Association General Council conference.</li>
<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a></strong> departs from Buenos Aires, Argentina en route to Washington.</li>
</ul>
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