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Support Morgan Philpot NOW
So that we won't have to fight Nancy Pelosi later.
Most of you were very energized at the time of our caucus, especially around health care and general spending issues. We had 5X the number a attendees at this years precinct caucus as compared with the last one. I hope many of you are still feeling the passion as it is time to start to look at the elections this fall. I know it is early but in what I feel is the most critical race for our precinct, the race for the US House of Representatives, your early support of Morgan Philpot can make a big difference in the final outcome. I know him personally and can tell you that he is an honorable person who will do all the he can to support the principle of limited government and the free market. I will not worry and wonder about how he will vote as I do now with our current representative.
If you don't know him Morgan will be on the radio Thursday August 12th between 11 and Noon on KTALK AM 630
I recently did some checking on voting patterns for our precinct In the last three election cycles for the house of representative we voted as follows (turnout % is for all voters in our precinct boundary):
If you don't know him Morgan will be on the radio Thursday August 12th between 11 and Noon on KTALK AM 630
I recently did some checking on voting patterns for our precinct In the last three election cycles for the house of representative we voted as follows (turnout % is for all voters in our precinct boundary):
Year | Republican Candidate | Democratic Candidate | Voter Turnout |
| 2004 | 65% | 33% | ? |
| 2006 | 61% | 37% | 52% |
| 2008 | 54% | 41% | 72% |
Like many of us I had heard and believed that Congressman Matheson was a moderate to conservative democrat who generally voted the interests of his constituents. While in some sense that may be true below are some interesting bits of information that may alter that perception:
The National Taxpayers Union rates each Member of Congress' voting record to determine how friendly (or unfriendly) they are to taxpayers. Here are their grades for Matheson:
| Year | Grade | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | C- | 30% | 187 |
| 2008 | C- | 40% | 188 |
| 2007 | D | 24% | 202 |
| 2006 | C- | 47% | 205 |
| 2005 | D | 37% | 231 |
| 2004 | D | 29% | 228 |
| 2003 | D | 30% | 245 |
| 2002 | D | 27% | 263 |
| 2001 | F | 25% | 239 |
While Matheson has improved over the years do we really want someone with a C- rating in this category.
The Americans for Democratic Action (a liberal activist organization) rates congressmen each year on how closely they adhere to the "liberal agenda" through their voting records. While he does not get a 100% liberal rating he is widely out of step with our other two congressional representatives (which one of them do you think more accurately reflects our views) and much more closely aligned with the average democrat than you might think.
Year | Average Democrat | Average Republican | Matheson | Hansen/ Bishop | Cannon/ Chaffetz |
| 2001 | 85% | 8% | 70% | 5% | 0% |
| 2002 | 86% | 5% | 80% | 0% | 0% |
| 2003 | 89% | 11% | 70% | 0% | 5% |
| 2004 | 85% | 10% | 70% | 5% | 0% |
| 2005 | 91% | 8% | 75% | 10% | 0% |
| 2006 | 83% | 10% | 45% hmm, wasn't he up for relection this year? | 10% | 5% |
| 2007 | 92% | 16% | 75% back to normal | 10% | 10% |
| 2008 | 89% | 22% | 55% relection again? | 0% | 0% |
| 2009 | 85% | 7% | 55% writing is on the wall? | 0% | 0% |
Here are some of the votes which earned Jim is liberal rating over the last couple of years:
- HR 1905: voted to give Washington DC a seat in the House of Representatives
- HR 2669: voted to increase the max Pell grant to $5,200, cut the interest rate on subsidized student loans in half, increase the federally backed loan limit to $65,000.
- HR 3963: reauthorize the SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) at a cost of $60B over 5 years.
- HR 6: increase the CAFE standards for cars and light trucks as well as mandate that 36 billion gallons of biofuels be used by 2022 (how was anyone supposed to know in 2007 what fuel mix would be the most cost effective in 2022 and where in the constitution does congress have the mandate to do this in the first place?)
- S 2739: voted to suspend the rules and pass a bill designating new park, wilderness and scenic areas ... .
- HR 384: voted for TARP
- HR 1913: voted to expand the federal hate crimes law
- HR 3435: voted the cash for clunkers program
- and of course he has voted several times for Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the house.
Related Links:
- County voting information: http://www.utahcountyonline.org/Dept/ClerkAud/Elections/index.asp
- Americans for Democratic Action Newsletter A Newsletter for Liberal Activists (contains rates for members of US House and Senate)
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2001.pdf
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2002.pdf
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2003.pdf
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2004.pdf
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2005.pdf
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2006.pdf
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2007.pdf
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2008.pdf
http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2009.pdf - National Taxpayers Union rating for Congressman Matheson: http://www.ntu.org/on-capitol-hill/ntu-rates-congress/members/house/jim-matheson.html
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