Utah Democrats are making the Republicans work to win.

[madfloridian]

I love seeing stories like this from various states. I posted about OK Democrats, and I found this at the DNC blog...very inspiring.

Larry Daniel, a Gulf War veteran, a professor of constitutional law and a Democratic candidate for the Utah State Legislature e-mailed us this look inside the the 50-State Strategy.

Larry Daniel's website from Utah



I wanted to take a few moments to let you know how the 50-State Strategy is working as applied in Utah. I would not be running for office if it were not for Utah Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland and the UT Dems 29-County Strategy application of the DNC's 50 State Strategy.

As a result of the UT Dems 29-County application of the 50-State Strategy, Republicans are defending and spending money in places they’ve thought were safe. This is turning out to be a "death by a thousand cuts" insurgency, particularly in Southern Utah.

A 14-year incumbent that has never faced a Democrat opponent in a district that went 82% Bush just two years ago, is scared. Several other Republicans voted with the Democrats for the same reason.

In my county, at the most local level, we’ve only had 2 Democrtas run for office in the past 20 years. Now, because of the support we get from our State Party which now has full-time, year-round staffers working to provide us with the resources, we have 4 candidates on the ballot, and our precinct caucuses have grown 300%.

Democratic registration in my county increased 25% in a single year. Plus, for the first time anyone can remember that we filled all of our slots at the state party convention. All of this is because of Governor Dean, Chairman Wayne and the 50-State Strategy.

50 State Strategy..a Utah Insurgency?

A reminder that another Democrat was elected in Utah in 04, I believe. Peter Corroon, who just incidentally is Governor Dean's cousin.

[madfloridian]

1. Forgot to say Corroon is the mayor of Salt Lake County.

http://www.mayor.slco.org/

[madfloridian]

2. Nebraska Dem's are looking active...and Scott Kleeb is a looker.

Sounds like he is moving up in the polls, the impression I get from reading the Nebraska Democratic website.

The DNC blog is featuring different states and their strategies.

http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/09/50-state_strate_20.php

"A new poll conducted by national polling firm Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates September 20-21 shows that the 3rd District congressional race is up for grabs as we enter the last six weeks of the campaign.
When asked who they would vote for “if the election were held today,” 41 percent of definite voters said they would vote for Adrian Smith and 37 percent said they would vote for Scott Kleeb. The margin of error for the entire sample is ±4.87%.

Considering the margin of error and the high percentage of undecided voters – this race is most definitely in play. The poll was conducted among 405 likely voters in Nebraska’s 3rd congressional district.

Obviously, this is exciting news in one of the most Republican-leaning congressional districts in the country. Not only is it exciting for the people of greater Nebraska, it is a clear sign that voters are tired of politics as usual throughout the state and nation."

http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/

Here is Scott Kleeb's website and a picture. What beautiful country that is. And he's not bad either.

http://scottkleeb.com/

I get excited seeing the parties in these states come alive.