If You Can't Beat 'Em, Leave 'Em
Former Republican legislator Dave Hogue is the latest GOP loyalist to give up the ship, so to speak, and join the Democratic Party.
Hogue was the Republican representative from the Riverton, Herriman area, but over the past few years had to fight against a right-wing surge from his own party because he didn't support vouchers.
He now is running against the Republican who two years ago took over his seat, Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, as a Democrat.
Hogue's record was that of a conservative on most issues, but he was always consistently supportive of public education and teachers and opposed vouchers. That position became intolerable in some sectors of the Utah Republican Party.
Hogue was the target of a smear letter sent to Republican convention delegates four years ago, orchestrated by Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper. He was criticized for not representing "Republican values," (translation: he didn't support vouchers). He won his House seat, despite the effort to oust him at the convention, but gave up that seat two years ago to run for the Senate against Stephenson, who beat him for the Republican nomination.
Wimmer then won the open seat, so the race for that district now will be between two incumbents of that area, with one taking on the label of Democrat that has not been a successful brand in that area in the past.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
Hogue was the Republican representative from the Riverton, Herriman area, but over the past few years had to fight against a right-wing surge from his own party because he didn't support vouchers.
He now is running against the Republican who two years ago took over his seat, Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, as a Democrat.
Hogue's record was that of a conservative on most issues, but he was always consistently supportive of public education and teachers and opposed vouchers. That position became intolerable in some sectors of the Utah Republican Party.
Hogue was the target of a smear letter sent to Republican convention delegates four years ago, orchestrated by Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper. He was criticized for not representing "Republican values," (translation: he didn't support vouchers). He won his House seat, despite the effort to oust him at the convention, but gave up that seat two years ago to run for the Senate against Stephenson, who beat him for the Republican nomination.
Wimmer then won the open seat, so the race for that district now will be between two incumbents of that area, with one taking on the label of Democrat that has not been a successful brand in that area in the past.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
1:21 PM
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2 Comments:
Question: Who is older: John McCain, or Dave Hogue?
Answer: Who the hell is Dave Hogue?
Dave may be shocked to find nobody remembers him, except for his old enemies. Too bad for him: Wimmer will beat Hogue easier than he bench presses 250. (Wimmer is a power lifter)
I do not know about the other issues. As an out of stater I find it amazing how teachers in many states dig in against competition from vouchers. We have had alternative schools for years, and the end result is uniformly that the students DO BETTER. I am not totally into that statistic yet. You see, they got into those schools because their parents cared enough to get the laws passed, and then camped out to get them the slots in the new programs.
I would really like to see a new program where we take a certain percentage of kids, and stick them in the new charter schools. If they still have higher grades, then I believe that will be all she wrote about the old governmental monopoly.
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