GOP Star Mia Love, Connecticut-Turned-Utah Resident, Loses
Mia Love, the Connecticut-raised University of Hartford grad was aiming to become the first black Republican female in Congress. She is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah and was a featured speaker at the Republican convention last summer.
Six-term U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson beat her by about 3,000 votes.
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The person she was running against is very power both financially and politically in Utah. It is like trying to win over against the Chicago machine. Mia was a much better person and candidate.
i dont believe any of these results. people were waking up. i just cant believe they went back to sleep? no! cheats, cheats, cheats. all elections are so rigged! sad day in america. its all over now. ): breaks my heart that this great country is going down and soon to be no more as we knew it. GOD HELP US!!!!!!!!!!