state vs presidential elections

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

UT has a Dem rep.

The reason is because such small and agriculturaly heavy states require lots of pork, which is what these Democrats keep bringing home. People in such small states care more about constituent services than the issues for their representation. Also, these states weren't always so Dem unfriendly (Dukakis actually didn't do too bad in them) and these Democrats have been big figures in Dakota politics forever back from when it was easier to elect them.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Why does DE go Dem for Prez, have two Dem US Senators but its' sole US Representative is a Rep? Go figure!

he was a very popular former governor.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The other Matheson is his brother. They are both sons of a popular former governor.

And he got screwed over by gerrymandering. His district previously just consisted of the SLC area and he won reelection there easily. But the legislature this year added a huge rural part to his district, hence it became the one now that gave 67% to Bush and he could barely win reelection in. Good thing he has Carbon and Grand counties at least.