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Situational awareness - April 29, 2019 Good Monday morning from Salt Lake City. Welcome to Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails. Here's what is driving the day: - "Bare bones" GOP convention coming on Saturday
- "Reasonable" Republicans win several party slots in Utah County
- Barr threatens to snub Democrats
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TICK TOCK Today is the 119th day of the year. There are 246 days remaining in 2019. 5 days to the Utah State Republican Party Organizing Convention (5/4/2019) 5 days to the United Utah Party state convention (5/4/2019) 35 days until the municipal election filing period opens (6/3/2019) 39 days until the municipal election filing period ends (6/7/2019) 40 days until the Independent American Party Utah State Convention (6/8/2019) 54 days to the Utah State Democratic Party Organizing Convention (6/22/2019) 58 days to the first Democratic presidential primary debates in Miami (6/26/2019) 92 days to the second Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (7/30/2019) 106 days to the 2019 Utah primary elections (8/13/2019) 190 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 273 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 281 days to the 2020 Iowa Caucuses (2/3/2020) 309 days to the 2020 Utah presidential primary (3/3/2020) 550 days until the 2020 presidential election (11/3/2020)
Today At Utah Policy  Money woes means 'bare bones' GOP state convention on Saturday
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Funding, specifically the lack thereof, will have a major impact on Saturday's GOP convention according to party leaders.
 'Reasonable' Republicans win several Utah County slots on Saturday, but 'Gang of 51' backer Dave Bateman wins a seat on the party's State Central Committee
By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor
A mixed result in the Utah County Republican Party elections Saturday, with what may be called a "reasonable" candidate winning as the new county party chair, but some Gang of 51 supporters taking a few state Central Committee slots, as well.
 The Utah Republican Party is not a rainbow - Bernick and Schott on politics
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
The Utah GOP may dominate the state now, but demographic trends and polling data suggests the party may have a problem attracting younger voters to the fold in the future. President Donald Trump isn't helping that trend one bit, as he is very unpopular among younger Utahns.
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NATIONAL HEADLINES Barr threatens to snub House Judiciary hearing. The Attorney General is threatening to bail on a Thursday hearing as he objects to the panel's plan to allow committee counsels to ask him follow-up questions - https://nyti.ms/2V0Svyd
Boring but important. Unless the House and Senate can find common ground, Congress is facing $125 million in automatic spending cuts to military and domestic programs next year - http://bit.ly/2V3AMWX
Senate Republicans intend to press forward with spying investigation. GOP lawmakers are signaling they will increase their efforts into alleged spying by FBI agents on President Trump's 2016 campaign - http://bit.ly/2V4iXHk
Socialism warnings falling flat. Republicans are using the threat of socialism as a campaign issue to demonize Democrats, but the message isn't connecting with many voters...yet - http://bit.ly/2V1ryKJ
Good news/bad news for Trump. The healthy economy is a positive for President Trump's re-election bid, but a new poll shows most Americans believe the economy is rigged to benefit those at the top - https://wapo.st/2GBr9EE - The same survey shows more Americans will oppose Trump's re-election in 2020 because of his handling of the healthcare issue - https://abcn.ws/2GBrYxe
10,000! President Trump has made more than 10,000 false or misleading claims since taking office two years ago - https://wapo.st/2GHGBPN - That includes a stunning falsehood during his Saturday night rally in Wisconsin when he claimed doctors and mothers have the option to "execute" babies - https://cnn.it/2GF5ueW
Impeachment? Nah! House Democrats say they're feeling little pressure from their constituents to start impeachment proceedings against President Trump following the release of the Mueller report - https://nyti.ms/2GKHd77
Trump's campaign sees four "blue" states they can flip in 2020. President Trump's campaign manager says they can win Colorado, Nevada, New Hampshire and New Mexico - http://bit.ly/2V2DMD4
Biden seen as "shaky" front-runner. Despite his name recognition, Joe Biden's entry into the race has not caused heartburn for any other 2020 Democratic candidate - https://politi.co/2V2Zk29
Will Democrats nominate a woman in 2020? Some Democratic women in Iowa have anxiety about nominating a woman as the party's standard bearer against Trump - http://bit.ly/2GGWINv
NAFTA re-write faces opposition in Democratic-controlled House. Democrats and labor groups want changes to President Trump's trade deal - https://on.wsj.com/2GL4wha
Whoa! Chinese spies are increasingly recruiting U.S. intelligence officers as law enforcement officials are characterizing Chinese espionage as a significant long-term strategic threat - https://on.wsj.com/2GFWHcK
Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar dies. The longtime Republican passed away Sunday at the age of 87 - http://bit.ly/2V8Uj8A
Wait...What?! Marine experts in Norway say Russia is using trained whales for surveillance - http://bit.ly/2GFUspF
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