Huntsman bets on the people
It appears that Gov. Jon Huntsman has a better understanding of the people of Utah than his conservative critics. A Deseret News/KSL-TV poll finds that 67 percent of Utahns are copacetic with the governor's recent announcement supporting civil unions. And 80 percent of Utahns still approve of the job Huntsman he's doing. So much for the "Shame on You Gov. Huntsman" demonstrations at the Capitol and the newspaper attack ads.
Actually, the poll found that a plurality (corrected) of Utahns, 47 percent to 42 percent, also support civil unions.
Pollster Dan Jones thinks the move to the center will only help Huntsman's standing as a potential presidential candidate:I don't think he took as hard of a hit as people had anticipated. When 2012 rolls around, he'll be on the short list.
4 Comments:
I'm sorry, since when is 47 to 42 percent a majority?
Ever since 47 was bigger than 42?
Huntsman is my new HERO. Imagine a politician choosing what is RIGHT over what might further his career. I am thrilled that Utah is taking a stand for kindness, justice for all!!
I have no problem with 47 being a majority (the undecideds and all) but I do hate poll numbers proving a person's worth. We can't poll everyone. How can we know that each opinion is going to be fairly represented? It's imprecise and just continues to prove that a politicians performance can only be truly judged by actions, not by random people asked questions that we (the reader) don't have access to.
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