Much Ado About Nothing
An incident at the recent Salt Lake County Democratic Convention shows the Democrats in Utah are still struggling for an identity.
And they are not succeeding.
Bev Cooper, former director of Utahns for Choice, which evolved into an arm of Planned Parenthood of Utah, entered the Democratic Women's Caucus meeting at the convention and insisted the caucus must make endorsements in races where there are more than one Democrat, particularly in Senate District 7, where several Democrats had filed to replace the retiring Democratic Sen. Karen Hale.
After a heated discussion, in which caucus leaders said they don't make endorsements at the county level, only the state level, no endorsements were made.
Cooper used to be chair of the Women's Caucus and at time it was understood that being pro-choice was a litmus test for an endorsement. Now, Billie Gay Larson is chair and there is no longer such a litmus test. Larson also is running for Salt Lake County Treasurer.
After the Women's Caucus refused to endorse, Planned Parenthood, for which Cooper is the political consultant, made an endorsement, but it ended up being a dual endorsement, having the same effect as no endorsement at all.
In the end, all the Democrats dropped out of the Senate District 7 race except Ross Romero, currently a member of the House of Representatives, who will be the Democratic candidate in November.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
And they are not succeeding.
Bev Cooper, former director of Utahns for Choice, which evolved into an arm of Planned Parenthood of Utah, entered the Democratic Women's Caucus meeting at the convention and insisted the caucus must make endorsements in races where there are more than one Democrat, particularly in Senate District 7, where several Democrats had filed to replace the retiring Democratic Sen. Karen Hale.
After a heated discussion, in which caucus leaders said they don't make endorsements at the county level, only the state level, no endorsements were made.
Cooper used to be chair of the Women's Caucus and at time it was understood that being pro-choice was a litmus test for an endorsement. Now, Billie Gay Larson is chair and there is no longer such a litmus test. Larson also is running for Salt Lake County Treasurer.
After the Women's Caucus refused to endorse, Planned Parenthood, for which Cooper is the political consultant, made an endorsement, but it ended up being a dual endorsement, having the same effect as no endorsement at all.
In the end, all the Democrats dropped out of the Senate District 7 race except Ross Romero, currently a member of the House of Representatives, who will be the Democratic candidate in November.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
4:19 PM
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1 Comments:
Maybe the voucher people and Planned Parenthood people should get together under the Utahns for Choice banner.
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