Another Chance for Love

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National Review:

Mia Love is a conservative rock star nationally, but locally, Utah voters might not be digging her tune. Now she could be in for another tough fight in a strongly conservative congressional district.

 

Love rose to national prominence in 2012 after scoring a coveted speaking spot at the Republican National Convention, boosting her chances of becoming the first black Republican woman elected to Congress. What followed didn’t go as planned: Democratic incumbent Jim Matheson eked out a 0.3 point victory (fewer than 800 votes) over Love in a district that Mitt Romney won by nearly 40 points. When Matheson announced he would not seek reelection this cycle, Love immediately jumped in again and was widely considered the favorite to represent Utah’s fourth district.

 

 

But Love is now in another competitive race. A recent survey from Brigham Young University’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy shows finds her trailing Democrat Doug Owens by four points, with a 6.4 percent margin of error.