http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695248716,00.htmlHouse Minority Leader Rep. Brad King, D-Price, said Obama "has the electability to bring change to this country.
"Barack Obama is the candidate that tells people what they need to hear, not what they want to hear," King said. "I don't want someone with a plan ... I want someone with a vision."
"Rep. Carolyn Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, said she hadn't seen this kind of excitement about a presidential contender since John F. Kennedy. Moss said Obama is the key to bringing Democrats, Republicans and independents together with a purpose.
Sen. Scott McCoy, D-Salt Lake City, said that he initially was backing New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson because he felt that as a mountain-state governor, he would be sensitive to the same set of issues and challenges that Utah faces. With Richardson out of the race, McCoy feels that Obama "can and will bring change."
"Sen. Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake City, said that Obama's approach to health care reform was more comprehensive and superior to Clinton's campaign proposals..."