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Situational awareness - October 31, 2018

Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City and Happy Halloween! Please send your tips on which houses are handing out the good candy to me at bryanschott@protonmail.com.

The 2018 midterm elections are just six days away. You can still enter our 2018 Election Challenge contest. There's a $50 Amazon gift card on the line for the winner. Make your picks at the link - http://bit.ly/2Ed4dhj

Executive summary: Hughes discusses how the medical marijuana compromise happened. Voter turnout in Salt Lake City could hit 70% this year. Pelosi says Democrats will win control of the House in November.

TICK TOCK

2 days until in-person early voting ends (11/2/2018)
6 days until the 2018 midterm elections (11/6/2018)
89 days until the first day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (1/28/2019)
134 days until the final day of the 2019 Utah Legislature (3/14/2019)
215 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019)
219 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019)
286 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019)
370 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019)
734 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)

Today At Utah Policy

Podcast: The inside story of how the medical marijuana compromise happened
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
House Speaker Greg Hughes says he jumped into the debate over Prop. 2 and legalizing medical marijuana because he was worried the issue had the potential to rip Utah politics apart....Voter turnout in Salt Lake County could hit 70-percent this year
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen, who has run elections upwards of 28 years, says these midterms may see the highest voter turnout she can remember maybe even 70 percent of registered voters in Utah's largest county....Come to America - but do it legally
By LaVarr Webb, Publisher
With a "migrant caravan" headed for the United States, immigration has blossomed once again as a top issue as voters head into the Nov. 6 elections....Love opposes Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
GOP Rep. Mia Love became a citizen of the United States when she was born to her legal-immigrant parents 42 years ago in Brooklyn, N.Y....National Democrats launch Spanish-language ad in 4th Congressional District
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Democrats are launching a Spanish-language ad in Utah's 4th Congressional District to boost Ben McAdams. Meanwhile, a Tea Party-aligned group is coming to the aid of Republican Mia Love....Weekly survey: Call your shot in the 2018 elections
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Who will win the Mia Love/Ben McAdams race? Call your shot for the 2018 midterms in our weekly survey. Vote now!...Enter the UtahPolicy.com 2018 Election Challenge
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Enter our 2018 Election Challenge and you could win a $50 Amazon gift card....

OTHER UTAH HEADLINES

Deseret News

Op-ed: Utah is the national leader in jobs creation. What can go wrong?

Salt Lake County sheriff candidates are similar, but each believes their vision is best

Salt Lake City mayor says another Olympics is 'ours to lose'

Utah legal scholars, politicians say Trump can't end birthright citizenship with order

Utah economy remains at optimal level despite slight decline in October

Welcome back, Sydnee: State superintendent's visit to Antimony Elementary inspires students to 'dream big'

Salt Lake Tribune

Is there a brain drain in the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office? Republican Nathan Evershed has made the issue central to his campaign.

Group fighting against ballot measure to boost Legislature's power is funded almost entirely by Gov. Gary Herbert's PAC

Rep. Mia Love, Ben McAdams oppose President Trump's idea to end birthright citizenship

Thousands of Utahns have already voted, but undelivered ballots are creating obstacles for some Salt Lake County residents

GOP Utah Senate president says out-of-state money for Prop 4 shows it seeks only 'better boundaries for Democrats'

Other

New medical cannabis legislation center of Orem discussion (Daily Herald)

NATIONAL HEADLINES

Totally bizarre! A company run by a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist, Jacob Wohl, offered women money to make false sexual harassment claims against special counsel Robert Mueller. The company, Surefire Intelligence, has a telephone number that redirects to a phone number used by Wohl's mother. Mueller's office asked the FBI to investigate the scheme - http://bit.ly/2Q8CMqe
Nancy Pelosi, in an interview with Stephen Colbert, says Democrats are going to win control of the House in November. "Democrats will carry the House. If everyone votes, we'll have a bigger victory," she said - http://bit.ly/2Q6Tq9R
There are still several unknowns that could tip the 2018 midterms in one direction or the other over the next week - http://bit.ly/2Q8pvOB
President Trump wants to end birthright citizenship through an executive order. However, most legal experts say the plan runs afoul of the Constitution - https://wapo.st/2Q3bW2O
Here's how Trump's birthright citizenship idea moved from the right-wing fringe to the Oval Office - https://politi.co/2Q9PepY
Trump's rally schedule in the closing days ahead of November's election suggest Republicans are resigned to losing control of the House while hoping to expand their numbers in the Senate - https://wapo.st/2QfKm2g
The Justice Department is investigating Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for using his office for personal gain - https://cnn.it/2Q6K2Tx

President Trump's plan to send 5,200 troops to the U.S./Mexico border will be costly, with some estimates in the tens of millions of dollars range - https://nyti.ms/2Q6sR4w
Boring but important! The Treasury Department will issue $1.338 trillion in debt this year, which is the highest since 2010 and more than double last year's numbers. The ballooning debt is driven by higher government spending and lower tax revenues - https://on.wsj.com/2Q9fmBl
Special counsel Robert Mueller is probing whether longtime Trump ally Roger Stone had advance knowledge of Clinton campaign manager John Podesta's emails. He's also looking into the timing of the release of those emails by WikiLeaks - https://wapo.st/2QfI3fC
The head of the GOP campaign arm in the House condemned Rep. Steve King for comments he made in support of white nationalist politicians - https://politi.co/2Q9V22A
Vice News posed as political candidates on Facebook and found their verification system for political ads is easily manipulated - http://bit.ly/2Q6TCG7

Facebook has banned several groups and pages affiliated with the Proud Boys, a far-right men's group - http://bit.ly/2Q8a9tc

Kanye West says he's done with politics, adding he believes he's been used to spread messages he does not believe in - http://bit.ly/2Q9Yc6j

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1517 - Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
1864 - Nevada is admitted as the 36th state.
1922 - Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy.
1941 - The Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota was completed.
1968 - Vietnam War October Surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
1984 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated outside her home by members of her own security force.
2002 - A federal grand jury indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts related to the collapse of the company.
2011 - The global population of humans reaches seven billion.

Policy News

Utah consumer attitudes dip after record month for the present situation index, outlook still positive
The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index decreased 3.6 points to 120.5 in October....Join WTC Utah for a luncheon with Congressman John Curtis
The U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce, World Trade Center Utah and Zions Bank are delighted to host a luncheon with Congressman John Curtis. ...Renowned free-solo climber, Alex Honnold to speak at Utah Clean Energy's annual gala on Wednesday, Nov. 14
Utah Clean Energy, one of Utah's leading clean energy advocacy groups, is hosting its annual gala Party for Clean Power co-hosted by Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Sustainable Power Group on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cleone Peter...