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OKIsItJustMe

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Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:02 PM Nov 5

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Utah

Source: AP

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Utah
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Donald Trump won Utah and its six electoral votes on Tuesday. The Mountain West state is a rare Republican stronghold that has in past elections only half-heartedly supported Trump, whose brash style and comments about immigrants do not sit right with some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Latter-day Saints, commonly known as Mormons, make up about half of Utah’s 3.4 million residents. A Democratic presidential candidate has not won in Utah since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Voters have historically favored moderate Republicans in statewide elections. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 10:00 p.m. EST.

Read more: https://apnews.com/live/trump-harris-election-updates-11-5-2024#00000192-ff6a-dcda-ab92-ffea50e10000

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AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Utah (Original Post) OKIsItJustMe Nov 5 OP
he's got the kind of family values those utah-ites love to have nt msongs Nov 5 #1
Mostly LDS and financially controlled by the LDS church. defacto7 Nov 5 #2

defacto7

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2. Mostly LDS and financially controlled by the LDS church.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 10:10 PM
Nov 5

The majority of the rest are conservative Catholics.Catholics here are one issue voters ... anti abortion.

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