UT-04 - Tied race between Jim Matheson and Mia Love

[Joe Biden 2020]

Our CBS affiliate - KUTV 2 out of Salt Lake City put up a poll during this evening's 5:00 news that puts UT-04 as a tied race at 43% apiece between Incumbent Democrat Jim Matheson and Republican Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love.  This came out on the day that early voting officially begins in Utah (October 23).

[Zioneer]

Matheson still sucks, but he's less terrible than Mia Love and there wasn't any third party candidate on that part of the ballot that wasn't a Libertarian, so I voted for Matheson. I'm betting he'll get a good turnout from early voting.

[BM]

I'm actually kind of rooting for Mia Love to win because she's interesting (black female Mormon Republican from Utah isn't something you see everyday). And I won't mind losing someone like Matheson to be quite honest.

[Zioneer]

I'm actually kind of rooting for Mia Love to win because she's interesting (black female Mormon Republican from Utah isn't something you see everyday). And I won't mind losing someone like Matheson to be quite honest.

Yeah, but then she'll keep the seat for life or at least several decades, since this is Utah.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Matheson still sucks, but he's less terrible than Mia Love and there wasn't any third party candidate on that part of the ballot that wasn't a Libertarian, so I voted for Matheson. I'm betting he'll get a good turnout from early voting.

[Niemeyerite]

I'm actually kind of rooting for Mia Love to win because she's interesting (black female Mormon Republican from Utah isn't something you see everyday). And I won't mind losing someone like Matheson to be quite honest.

An elected democrat from Utah isn't something you see everyday.

[Zioneer]

Matheson still sucks, but he's less terrible than Mia Love and there wasn't any third party candidate on that part of the ballot that wasn't a Libertarian, so I voted for Matheson. I'm betting he'll get a good turnout from early voting.

I still despise Matheson, but if there's no other choices, I guess lesser-of-two-evilism works.

[Svensson]

Matheson still sucks, but he's less terrible than Mia Love and there wasn't any third party candidate on that part of the ballot that wasn't a Libertarian, so I voted for Matheson. I'm betting he'll get a good turnout from early voting.

I still despise Matheson, but if there's no other choices, I guess lesser-of-two-evilism works.

Lesser of two evils doesn't make the lesser any less evil. Should've done what I've done in past: written in Donald Duck.

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

Matheson still sucks, but he's less terrible than Mia Love and there wasn't any third party candidate on that part of the ballot that wasn't a Libertarian, so I voted for Matheson. I'm betting he'll get a good turnout from early voting.

I still despise Matheson, but if there's no other choices, I guess lesser-of-two-evilism works.

Lesser of two evils doesn't make the lesser any less evil. Should've done what I've done in past: written in Donald Duck.

Lesser of two evils is better than greater of two evils. A vote for Donald Duck is a vote for Mia Love.

[Svensson]

Matheson still sucks, but he's less terrible than Mia Love and there wasn't any third party candidate on that part of the ballot that wasn't a Libertarian, so I voted for Matheson. I'm betting he'll get a good turnout from early voting.

I still despise Matheson, but if there's no other choices, I guess lesser-of-two-evilism works.

Lesser of two evils doesn't make the lesser any less evil. Should've done what I've done in past: written in Donald Duck.

Lesser of two evils is better than greater of two evils. A vote for Donald Duck is a vote for Mia Love.

...never thought I'd hear that.

[BM]

I'm actually kind of rooting for Mia Love to win because she's interesting (black female Mormon Republican from Utah isn't something you see everyday). And I won't mind losing someone like Matheson to be quite honest.

An elected democrat from Utah isn't something you see everyday.

He's been in office since 2001. A lot of days have gone by since then.

And he's a conservative white Mormon male so whatever.

[tmthforu94]

I'm actually kind of rooting for Mia Love to win because she's interesting (black female Mormon Republican from Utah isn't something you see everyday). And I won't mind losing someone like Matheson to be quite honest.

Yeah, but then she'll keep the seat for life or at least several decades, since this is Utah.

You don't think she'll get promoted to Hatch's seat in 2018?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I'm actually kind of rooting for Mia Love to win because she's interesting (black female Mormon Republican from Utah isn't something you see everyday). And I won't mind losing someone like Matheson to be quite honest.

Yeah, but then she'll keep the seat for life or at least several decades, since this is Utah.

You don't think she'll get promoted to Hatch's seat in 2018?

Nah, Chaffetz has dibs on that seat.

[Zioneer]

I'm actually kind of rooting for Mia Love to win because she's interesting (black female Mormon Republican from Utah isn't something you see everyday). And I won't mind losing someone like Matheson to be quite honest.

Yeah, but then she'll keep the seat for life or at least several decades, since this is Utah.

You don't think she'll get promoted to Hatch's seat in 2018?

Chaffetz showed interest in that seat first, and he's a more effective politician (he managed to knock down an established conservative politician in 2008 by running to his right, after all), so he'd probably win regardless.

Gah, just the sound of the words "Senator Chaffetz" makes me shudder.