Utah’s Republican Governor Jon Huntsman, one of the most popular Governors in the country, refuses to endorse fellow Republican Chris Cannon, Utah-R. So have Utah Senators Hatch, Bennett and virtually ALL other high-ranking republicans in Utah.
Maybe it’s because of Cannon’s endearing pleas of leniency for his former Chief of Staff David Safavian or Cannon's repeated bigoted comments, or maybe it’s because of Cannon’s own ethics problems that no one will endorse him.
According to Cannon’s own website the only humans endorsing Cannon are George W. Bush, his dutiful wife Laura, and Rep Sensenbrenner. Not even Barney will endorse Cannon.
By any measure, Utah’s 3rd congressional district was considered one of the safest republican seats in the entire country. Not anymore.
In an historical about face, The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah’s major daily newspaper serving the reddest congressional district in the reddest state in the nation has endorsed Cannon’s democratic opponent, Christian Burridge.
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