Who Wins Utah--Huckabee or Obama

[proudmoddemo]

Should the general election be between Huckabee and Obama, who would win Utah after Huckabee's statements on Mormonism? I think we might be able to add another state into the swing column if that happens...

[MonkeyFunk]

1. A Dem is never gonna carry Utah

[astonamous]

11. I think...and I may be wrong...Kennedy took Utah in 1960. n/t

[ToeBot]

12. Nope, but LBJ won (barely) - supposedly because the country was at war.

And since I'm here anyway, there is not a chance that a Democrat will get more than 1/3 of the vote in a state wide election; this mirrors, not so ironically, the approximate population distribution of Mormons to gentiles. And a black Democrat wont do nearly that well.

[D-Sooner]

14. Nope, Nixon (nt)

Nixon in 60, LBJ in 64.

[MadBadger]

2. what percent of the voting population is mormon?

[tekisui]

4. Probably 80-90%.

I am guessing, most of the population is mormon.

[Renew Deal]

6. 61-62%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah

[tekisui]

9. Thanks, I was way over.

[1corona4u]

3. Uhm, I don't think so....

[Renew Deal]

5. Funny thought

61% of Utahan's are mormons. That said, it would be a "miracle" if a Democrat won.

[Moloch]

7. Huckabee with over 70 percent of the vote.

You actually think a Democrat or an African American can even compete in Utah?

[proudmoddemo]

13. If the Republicans Nominate Huckabee, Maybe

Huckabee went pretty far with bashing Mormonism. If he's the nominee, I could see (irrationally dream?) Utah voting for a Democrat, especially one that genuinely talks about their faith like Obama.

[maddiejoan]

8. Democrat won't win Utah

unless their running mate is Joseph Smith himself --even then it's a squeaker.

[Beacool]

10. Utah will vote for a turnip as long as it's Republican. n/t