A question for DUers.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. He is a Democrat...

He has a history working for Democratic candidates locally. He worked for our last Democratic governor, Scott Matheson, in the 80s, as well as K. Gunn McKay, who was a Democratic congressman who served for 10 years in the 70s. I think he also worked for Frank Moss, who was our Democratic senator prior to Hatch winning that seat.

My guess is that he's a conservative Democrat. We have a lot of 'em here, especially once you get out of Salt Lake City (where the more liberal Democrats live). He's not going to win, which makes his stance that much more disappointing because it feels like he's searching for votes by coming out against gay marriage and it won't work.

He seems like a decent enough guy, but like every Democrat who's run for governor since the 80s, he stands no chance. The last Democrat who was viable at the gubernatorial level was Ted Wilson, who was Salt Lake's mayor and ran for governor, but lost in a three-way race.