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Could Utah follow Colorado down the purple path?

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Rakel Davis
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It’s no secret that Utah is growing fast! With a state population expected to double to 6 million people by 2050, could Utah go the way of Colorado and change into a purple, then blue, state? The two states might look similar on paper (hellooooo outdoorsy people!), but politics is weird and there are lots of factors that might indicate that a purple future could be less inevitable for Utah than some on the left hope.

Voices:

  • Brigette Weier, Utah voter
  • Kimberly Wagner, Utah voter
  • Randy Miguel, Utah voter
  • Nicki Brammer, Utah voter
  • Zac Wilson, former Republican candidate for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District
  • Gabi Finlayson, co-founder of Elevate Strategies, a left-leaning political consulting firm.
  • Rob Witwer, former Colorado Republican state representative and author
  • Ben McAdams, former Utah Democratic congressman, state senator and Salt Lake County mayor

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