On Mormons and Republicanism
June 3, 2006
The New York Times also has a story on how much support President Bush has in the state of Utah.
Here in what may be the reddest city in the reddest of states, where Democrats sometimes gather like lost souls at the one Starbucks, most people are standing by President Bush.
When he gives a speech that angers voters or brings ridicule from other parts of the country, people here pick up different messages. They might break with Mr. Bush on the war in Iraq or on illegal immigration, but not with the man himself.
Basically, if a Republican president can’t keep his support strong in Utah, he’s in for a LOT of trouble nationally. Utah is the only state in the nation in which Bush won every county in each of his two elections. I think that says a lot about how red the red state is.
