Beg to Differ

The Utah GOP drops their lawsuit against SB54. We speak with party chair Rob Anderson about the decision and a possible effort to remove him by the state central committee.

Turnout for Tuesday's election could be dismal. How will that affect the 3rd District special election?

Utah gets a waiver from the feds to expand Medicaid. 

Republicans in Congress unveil their tax reform proposal.

Plus, we play the "simultaneous game" and tell you who had the best week and worst week in politics.

Candidates are already being discussed for the 2020 gubernatorial election. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake stands up to President Donald Trump, but does it really matter? Is political correctness ruining Halloween? We speak with Salt Lake County GOP Chairman Jake Parkinson about his call for District Attorney Sim Gill to step down for mishandling the Gary Ott investigation. Bryan Schott and Mike Winder make you the smartest person in the room when you talk politics.

On this week's pod:

Ben McAdams is challenging Mia Love in 2018. How serious of a threat is his candidacy to the two-term Republican?

Who won the 3rd District debate on Wednesday night? Did it matter?

We speak with Boyd Matheson, President of the Sutherland Institute, who is mulling a run for US Senate in 2018.

Plus, the simultaneous game and "Best Week/Worst Week."

Bryan Schott and Mike Winder make you the smartest person in the room when you talk politics.

Steve Bannon wants to find a challenger for Sen. Orrin Hatch next year.

The Boy Scouts are going to allow girls to join.

Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson unloads on current Mayor Jackie Biskupski

Mia Love's campaign is gearing up for a possible challenge from Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams.

The opposition to Our Schools Now is ramping up.

A State School Board member takes a shot at Alexander Hamilton.

Mia Love may get a challenge in 2018 from Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams.

Will the Las Vegas massacre change the gun debate in America?

Our guest this week is 3rd CD candidate Jim Bennett from the United Utah Party.

Plus, the "Simultaneous game" and "Best week/Worst week."

Bryan Schott and Mike Winder make you the smartest person in the room when you discuss politics.

On this week's podcast: Count My Vote is back. Ben Shapiro speaks at the University of Utah. Salt Lake City wrestles with Columbus Day. Research shows Donald Trump voters don't care that he's not consistent. Donald Trump ensures that you'll be talking about the national anthem during Thanksgiving dinner this year. Democrat Kathie Allen joins us to talk about her underdog campaign for CD3. Plus, the "Simultaneous game" and "Best Week/Worst Week."

Count My Vote returns. That initiative could dramatically change Utah politics.

Lawmakers pass bills to enable Operation Rio Grande.

Donald Trump speaks to the U.N. and sees his poll numbers start to rise.

We talk with Stan Lockhart with National Popular Vote Utah about the effort to get around the Electoral College as a way to elect presidents.

Plus, we debut our new segment: "Best week/Worst week" where we discuss who had the best and worst week in politics.

Mitt Romney wants to run for the Senate if Sen. Orrin Hatch steps down. Count My Vote is back to kill the caucus/convention system. GOP Chair Rob Anderson flies into some political turbulence. Jon Huntsman finally heads to Washington for his confirmation hearings to be ambassador to Russia. "Dealmaking Don" confounds Congressional Republicans by making deals with Democrats. Sen. Orrin Hatch introduces legislation to study the benefits of medical marijuana. Plus, the "Simultaneous game."

President Donald Trump rolled his own party in Congress this week by making a deal with Democrats. Does this portend stormy weather in Washington going forward?

President Trump also announced he was ending a program designed to shield the children of undocumented workers from being deported. We talk with one of those DREAMers, Ciriac Alveraz. She has lived in Salt Lake City for 17 years, graduated from the University of Utah and has a full-time job.

Bryan Schott and Mike Winder make you the smartest person in the room when you discuss politics.

We talk about the dumb reactions from the left and the right to the
devastation happening in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. This is a perfect example of why we can't have a constructive conversation about politics in this country.

Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski has bungled the response to the
homelessness crisis in downtown, prompting the state to step in and
fix it for her. Will she pay a political price?

We speak with Bob Marquardt of "Our Schools Now" about their effort to convince voters to raise their own taxes to better fund education in
Utah.

Plus, we play the simultaneous game.