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Sen. Jim Dabakis is stepping down as Utah Democratic Party chair, a third of the women serving in the House and Senate will not run for office again and many candidates on the November ballot will run unopposed.

On Tuesday at 12:15 p.m., political scientists Kelly Patterson and Damon Cann, Lindsay Zizumbo of the Hinckley Institute of Politics and Tribune political editor Dan Harrie join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk politics and what the upcoming political realignment means for voters, parties and candidates.

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