| Mia Love: "Well, I tried hard y'all!" |
Those polls out in Utah were clearly way out of whack. From Reuters, about the conservative Republican: "Rising Republican star Mia Love, who would have
become the first black Republican woman elected to Congress, was
defeated in Utah on Tuesday by a moderate Democrat known for crossing
party lines. Six-time
Democratic incumbent Representative Jim Matheson, Utah's lone Democrat
in Washington, won the race for the state's newly created 4th district
by less than a percentage point, according to the final vote tally."
More: "'It
was a close race, but ultimately the voters of Utah have spoken.
Congratulations to Jim on a hard-fought victory,' said Love, the
36-year-old mayor of Saratoga Springs. I've
gotten to know so many of you. I take away thousands of friends that I
didn't have before. I love this state and this country and I'm just
proud to be a Utahn and proud to be an American,' she said."
