Is Deep-Red Utah Actually Drawing Up a Blueprint to Break America's Two-Party Duopoly?
It's the only state in the country that's embraced all-mail elections, protections for same-sex marriage, and action on climate change... and also ...
It's the only state in the country that's embraced all-mail elections, protections for same-sex marriage, and action on climate change... and also chose the Republican in every gubernatorial and presidential election since 1984. And while Utah probably isn't in danger of losing its reputation as a GOP stronghold anytime soon, the Beehive State is exhibiting a bit of an independent streak when it comes to traditional binary political debates. Perhaps most significant: Voters in Utah might choose to support a Senate candidate from neither the Republican nor Democratic parties this fall, and become the first conservative state to send an independent to the Senate in more than 40 years.