UT-04: Mia Love moves from Lean Republican to Tossup

Party strategists are arguing over what's the bigger factor in Love's reelection math: drag from President Trump's unpopularity, or a lift from Mitt Romney's Senate bid. Either way, the contest between Love and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams looks likely to go down to the wire. A late August Dan Jones & Associates poll found Love leading 49 percent to 46 percent, and multiple private polls have found it within the margin of error.

Democrats scored a major coup when McAdams decided to run. McAdams, a 43-year-old attorney, won the top county office in 2012 and 2016 and already represents 85 percent of UT-04 (although UT-04 doesn't include Salt Lake City and is much more Republican than the county). McAdams has built a unique brand as a wonky, nerdy Mormon Democrat and cultivated relationships with Republican mayors.

Love has worked hard to change her initial reputation from 2012 as a spotlight seeker and is up with ads lampooning McAdams's past as a Clinton White House intern. In one of his ads, McAdams appears in the shower calling DC "dirty" and pledging he won't vote for Nancy Pelosi. He's also highlighting his undercover stint to draw attention to conditions at county homeless shelters. Trump's dismal Utah numbers make this a highly competitive race.


https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/house-rating-changes-eight-more-gop-seats-move-towards-democrats


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