Friday, June 11, 2010
Bridgewater & Lee Debate
Date: Thursday, June 17
Time: 6-8 pm
Place: UVU Sorensen Student Center Grand Ballroom
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Watch Bridgewater/Lee Senate Debate Online Wednesday June 9th
www.ustream.tv/channel/senate-debate-hosted-by-novell/v3
Here is the schedule if you can attend in person:
Novell Provo Campus, Building A
6:30-7:00 Meet and mingle with early attendees
7:00-8:30 Q/A
8:30-9:00 Candidate booths for personal Q/A
Saturday, June 5, 2010
GO VOTE!!!
Early Registration is June 8th - 18th at the following locations and times:
Location | Times |
Utah Community Credit Union 1364 North Commerce Drive Saratoga Springs | 1 pm - 5 pm |
American Fork Library* 64 South 100 East American Fork | 3 pm - 7 pm |
Orem City - City Building Rotunda 55 North State Street Orem | 1 pm - 5 pm |
Utah County Courthouse - Rotunda 51 South University Avenue Provo | 8 am - 5 pm |
Spanish Fork National Guard Armory* 2801 North Main Street Spanish Fork | 3 pm - 7 pm * Friday, June 18, 2010 3 pm - 5 pm |
Click Here for a printable copy of locations and times
Candidates for the Primary Election:
U.S. Senate:
- Tim Bridgewater
- Mike Lee
- Gary Anderson
- Joel Wright
- Rodney Campbell
- Jeffrey Smith
Monday, May 10, 2010
How Lucky We Are!
We are so lucky to have had so many amazing candidates in the U.S. Senate race. I could say many positive things about the majority of those who had been running. I had enjoyed meeting them, reading their literature, and following them online.
Now we are going to a primary election between Tim Bridgewater and Mike Lee. This is not a contest of good and evil. This really is a win-win situation for Utah, no matter who comes out of the primary.
I have done a lot of research on both Tim and Mike. I have gone to multiple events of theirs because I take being a delegate very seriously and I wanted to see how they responded to different people and questions. I know that sometimes you can have an off day or sometimes the delegates are just being mean. I believe both of these men would serve the people of the state of Utah well.
Now having said that I have been and will be supporting Tim Bridgewater. All 3 of my convention votes were for Tim. I know this may sound dumb, but I like that I feel like I can relate to him. He seems down-to-earth and I think that his work experience is what gives him the depth to meet the demands of the people in Utah back there in D.C.
Tim is able to listen to both sides of the story or problem or situation and quickly find real world solutions. I feel like he has a proven track record of this in his business dealings. I have no doubt he can do this same thing in Washington D.C.
He is a fiscal conservative with knowledge and experience in trade and economic issues. He is a hard worker and will work hard to make sure our constitutional rights are not trampled on.
I could probably go on and on, but I won't. When you get a chance go meet Tim. He is funny and personable and yes, that gravely voice is always there!
Go to his website http://isupportbridgewater.com and learn more about him and vote Tim Bridgewater for U.S. Senator on June 22nd!
JUNE PRIMARY
My precinct will vote for the following:
U.S. Senate:
Tim Bridgewater
Mike Lee
Utah County Commissioner:
Gary Anderson
Joel Wright
Utah County Recorder:
Rodney Campbell
Jeff Smith
2010 State Nominating Convention
Back to the convention ...
The final count of delegates present was 3452 of 3490. That is truly amazing to have so many delegates there, nearly 99%. What is even more amazing is that probably half of them were first timers and when there was a motion on the floor to adjourn the meeting early before all the proposed amendments and resolutions were heard, no one would even 2nd the motion. It was truly incredible. This is never the case at our county meetings. If anyone motions to adjourn, no matter how far through the agenda we are, someone will always 2nd it and the majority of the body will agree. Way to go, State Delegates!
Some of the interesting things that came out of the speeches:
- Mitt Romney was there to support Bob Bennett. I am a huge Mitt Romney supporter and was thrilled that he was there.
- Leonard Fabiano talked about the Renaissance of Liberty and wants 2 delegates for every 400 delegates to teach a 6 week course on the "2000 Year Leap." Excellent idea!
- David Chiu said everyone should read Mitt Romney's book "Turnaround." I also loved this quote of David's: "America is worth whatever it takes!"
- Mike Ridgeway promoted his website: mikeonamission.com
- Neil Walter's cousin's son, 12 year old, Seleck Rigby gave the best speech of the day as he did the introduction for Neil.
- Morgan Philpot talked about how his political capital is ours
- Jason Chaffetz seemed not his usual self at the beginning of his speech, but stepped it up at the end and talked about the 3 things we must do: 1) Fire Nancy Pelosi 2) Get rid of Harry Reid 3) Make sure Barrack Obama is a one term president.
- Mike Lee blew his 2nd speech. We were all shocked that he would come out and be so negative. I have heard how the campaign trail can get to you and how sometimes you just want to be defensive towards all the crap that is flying at you, but it really was the wrong approach at this meeting. However, having Jim DeMint endorse Mike via prerecorded broadcast was brilliant.
9 of us got some dinner before we headed home and I was rather surprised by how the voting went. Those that voted for Tim in round 1, voted for Tim all 3 times. 2 people who originally voted for Mike in the beginning later voted for Tim. They didn't say, but I would guess Mike's negative speech had something to do with it. I think those that voted for Cherilyn split between Mike and Tim.
Overall it was a great convention. Dave Hansen managed a well run meeting and the balloting for nearly 3500 people went surprisingly quick. The convention overall was really long, but still rather enjoyable!
RESULTS
Multi-County State House and Senate Districts by Acclamation:
Results for Round 1 (only balloting for Senate race):
Results for Round 2 (Senate race and Governor Race and US House District Races):
Results for Round 3 (Senate race and US House District 2):
Apparently I don't have a picture for Morgan & Neil. Here's their Final Results:
Morgan Philpot – 671 votes or 60.13%
Neil Walter – 445 votes or 39.87%
I live in District 3, but I put up the results for District 2. Morgan is awesome! If you live in District 2 you should feel honored to vote for him this November.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
UVU Debate
Here is the message from James Davis:
Thank you for those of you who showed up to UVU's US Senate Debate! Every candidate, with the exception of Sam Granato (D), attended the debate. One hundred and thirty GOP state delegates were counted but we estimate that number to be at least 150. We didn't anticipate such a large and enthusiastic crowd to show up. We're sorry that the event went longer than we advertised and we're also sorry for those of you who had trouble finding parking or a place to sit. In the future we won't underestimate the involvement of GOP delegates!
If you couldn't attend for any reason click on the links below to watch the debate on youtube in its entirety. We had difficulties filming/editing/posting the videos so Mike Lee's campaign was generous enough to allow us to use their videos. Each candidate was given an opportunity to respond to the questions asked.
Mike Lee: 49.4%
Cherilyn Eagar: 16.6%
Tim Bridgewater: 16.3%
Scott Bradley: 7.3%
Bob Bennett: 6.7%
Merrill Cook: 1.9%
Christopher Stout: 1%
Leonard Fabiano: .5%
Jeremy Friedbaum: .3%
David Chiu: 0%
Gratefully,
James Davis
On Behalf of UVU's Student Government, College Republicans, & Young Americans for Liberty