As the primary election gets closer, I hope voters take the time to not only listen to what the candidates say, but to also consider what the candidates don’t say. A prime example is one of our Utah candidates for governor, Greg Hughes.
One of his major stated “strong” points is how he was one of the original supporters of President Trump, how he listened to the people of Utah when he gave that support, and how if he is elected governor he will listen to the people of Utah as he makes decisions.
What he doesn’t say in his ads is that he ignored the majority of Utah citizens’ support of the expansion of Medicaid when, as speaker of the House, he fought even allowing the proposed Medicaid expansion bill, which had strong citizen support, to be discussed by the House of Representatives.
And he doesn’t say how he was a major force in relocating the prison, and in establishing the Inland Port, neither of which had strong support of the citizens.
I hope that Utah voters will pay attention to what the candidates don’t say, as well as what they do say.
Fred Ash, Sandy