UT-PPP: Lee +30

[MT Treasurer]

Mike Lee (R, inc.): 51%
Misty Snow (D): 21%
Others: 8%

He even leads Jim Matheson by 7 (44-37).

Lee approval: 42/34 (+8)

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[windjammer]

If only Matheson could be the nominee lol

[Heisenberg]

If only Matheson could be the nominee lol

He'd still lose. Matheson would only have a chance if he was down 5 or less (or tied or leading).

[heatcharger]

lol who care

[windjammer]

If only Matheson could be the nominee lol

He'd still lose. Matheson would only have a chance if he was down 5 or less (or tied or leading).

Yes probably, but I want to expand the map

[Xing]

Ugh, Lee is terrible, and it's a shame that his favorables have gone up so much. No Democrat is winning Utah, though.

[ElectionAtlas]

New Poll: Utah Senator by Public Policy Polling on 2016-08-21

Summary: D: 21%, R: 51%, I: 8%, U: 20%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details

[evergreenarbor]

Does Snow have any future in SLC politics? It's a shame that the first Trans nominee for US Senate is a sacrificial land who likely has no political career ahead of her.

She could build up publicity during her Senate run and then run for mayor of SLC or a state House/Senate seat, I guess?

[Maxwell]

Ugh, Lee is terrible, and it's a shame that his favorables have gone up so much. No Democrat is winning Utah, though.

I'm going to guess Trump being the nominee made Lee look respectable in contrast.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Ugh, Lee is terrible, and it's a shame that his favorables have gone up so much. No Democrat is winning Utah, though.

I'm going to guess Trump being the nominee made Lee look respectable in contrast.

There's also the fact that Lee wasn't seriously challenged for renomination.

[Zioneer]

Does Snow have any future in SLC politics? It's a shame that the first Trans nominee for US Senate is a sacrificial land who likely has no political career ahead of her.

Mayor of SLC, City Council in SLC, possibly even a state legislator in SLC (all of our LGBT legislators have come from extremely liberal SLC neighborhoods). No future outside of that tiny bubble.

As a side note, an openly gay state senator (Jim Dabakis) currently represents the area where the LDS Church has its headquarters. And of course SLC, with its openly gay mayor, is the city where the headquarters is located. I think the city councilor is even Derek Kitchen, the hero of the LGBT side in Utah's fight about same-sex marriage.

And no, no Democrat is beating Lee, not even Matheson. Lee's been able to crush any establishment Republican opposition, so there's no challenge from that quarter either. We'll probably just send up more sacrificial lambs against him, as usual.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Why did they bother polling Matheson after the primaries?

[JMT]

Why did they bother polling Matheson after the primaries?

Maybe in hopes that Matheson could pull an Evan Bayh and enter the race late? Not sure what Utah's laws are regarding that, but perhaps Dems could convince Snow to drop the senate race and have Matheson as the replacement. Highly unlikely to happen though, and I still think Lee would beat Matheson.

That's the only reason I could think of as to why they are still polling Matheson even after the primaries. That, or maybe the pollsters were just simply curious as to what that potential matchup would look like in a time where Trump is very unpopular in Utah.