President Theodore Roosevelt’s “bully pulpit” doesn’t exist in the same way for modern presidents. That’s part of the message Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will deliver this Saturday in Salt Lake City. Jeff Robinson spoke with her about politics and the media for a preview of the event.
Today on the show, Salt Lake City Council Chair Soren Simonsen talked about his bid for Congress, running against incumbent Jason Chaffetz, while Democratic Representative Janice Fisher of West Valley City discussed her time in the Utah Legislature as she runs for re-election.
With the election just two-and-a-half weeks away, having money to spend is going to be important for Utah’s Congressional candidates, especially in one key area: advertising. And while Democratic incumbent Jim Matheson had his most successful quarter yet, raising $471,000 since July, his GOP opponent Mia Love took in more than a million. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for The Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.
We talk with Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Peter Cooke, who just wrapped up his final debate with Republican Governor Gary Herbert. Then we talk with State Representative Derek Brown, who’s been an attorney, professor, and professional pianist. The freshman Republican from Sandy is running for another term.
Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz became the face of the Republican Party on national security issues this week as he sparred with the State Department while conducting a hearing into last month’s deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. At the same time, the lawmaker happens to be a major surrogate for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign.
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker is concerned about the “fiscal cliff” the nation could face after the election. And independent U.S. Senate Candidate Bill Barron tells us about his 1,200-mile tour of the state on his bicycle.
In advance of Election 2012, KCPW held a Salt Lake County Mayoral Debate between candidates Ben McAdams (D) and Mark Crockett (R).
Today on the show, we talked with Utah Senate Candidate Dr. Brian Shiozawa, the Republican nominee in District 8 including Cottonwood Heights, Midvale and Murray, followed by Salt Lake Tribune Washington Correspondent Thomas Burr.
Today on the show, we spoke with Republican Salt Lake County Mayor Candidate Mark Crockett about his ideas for restructuring county government and the latest on the campaign, and journalist Kurt Eichenwald, author of a new book and New York Times op-ed on what the Bush Administration knew about Al Qaeda in the months before 9/11.
Today on the show, we were joined by Congressional hopeful Mia Love, who responded to criticism from her Democratic opponent, Jim Matheson, and we talked with Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor candidate Ben McAdams.
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