I voted Green for President in 2000 :-)

Bet ya didn't expect that :-)

You're right I didn't expect that. We are teaching the Democratic Congressmen in Utah a lesson he's in a race too close to call. Many of us voted against him becuase he voted with the republicans too often and ran ad's explaining how he supported the president. I figure with so little difference between the Democrat and Republican I'd vote for the Green Party candidate who reflects my views better than the Democrat. Right now the Greens have 6 or 7 percent of the vote in that race which had they voted for the Democrat would have assured him of victory. Our own little Florida going on here.

Oh, and Vinny your secret is safe with me.

6 or 7 percent? I did notice that the percentage Green was getting in the Matheson race was quite high, but I saw around 4-5 percent.

Whatever it is, it's high enough to show that if Salt Lake county were districted a bit differently, you could have not only a Democratic leaning district, but a liberal stronghold in the middle of Utah. If that's an exagerration now, it might not be after the demographic changes that should happen over the next few years in SLC.

Then again, you might also say that at least 5-10% of just about any urban electorate (or 2-5% of suburbans) are serious liberals, and that Utah is one of those states where many or most of them find it very hard to identify with the Dems in their districts. You, Norm, would be a case in point for this theory.

Your analysis seems right to me. I rather like being a case in point!