UT-04 Ben McAdams Officially in!!!

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http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/09/30/salt-lake-county-mayor-ben-mcadams-seriously-considering-a-run-against-mia-love-for-congress/

In a year like 2018 and McAdams mostly surviving the controversy with the homeless debate not an impossible race. He certainly has a credible shot.

Though I am skeptical still because he would essentially be giving up on 2020 in which he would be the only credible Democrat to run for governor in 2020. He probably just figures he has a better chance at a congressional race.

There are plenty of other Democratic officials who could make a credible race against Love.

Hopefully the independent redistricting passes on the ballot in Utah next year because if that happens Democrats would very likely have a fairly safe congressional seat starting with 2022 elections. Though considering the GOP bench in Utah it would have to be "lean or likely" instead of "safe".

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Well to be fair, Doug Owens did an impressive job in 2014 which made Mathesons victory in 2012 look slightly less impressive. 

Owens big screw up was seeking a rematch with Mia Love.  If he wanted to hold public office he would have had a better chance at running for the at large Salt Lake County council seat which I believe he could have won. Democrats barely lost it last year.  Owens seemed like a sore loser to Love and did not give anyone a good reason to vote for him.