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Situational awareness - August 15, 2019 Good Thursday morning from Salt Lake City Thanks for reading Utah's must-read daily political news rundown. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to sign up for our emails.
Here are the stories you need to pay attention to this morning: - Utahns divided on impeaching President Trump.
- The Dow plunges amid recession fears.
- Hickenlooper dropping out of Democratic presidential race.
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TICK TOCK Today is the 227th day of the year. There are 138 days remaining in 2019. 82 days to the 2019 municipal elections (11/5/2019) 140 days until candidates can begin to gather signatures to get on the 2020 ballot (1/2/2020) 165 days to the first day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (1/27/2020) 172 days to the Iowa caucuses (2/3/2020) 180 days to the New Hampshire primaries (2/11/2020) 191 days to the Nevada Democratic caucuses (2/22/2020) 198 days to the South Carolina Democratic primary (2/29/2020) 201 days to the Utah presidential primaries (3/3/2020) 210 days to the final day of the 2020 Utah Legislature (3/12/2020) 211 days to the opening of candidate filing for the 2020 election (3/13/2020) 313 days to the 2020 Utah primary elections (6/23/2020) 333 days to the 2020 Democratic national convention in Milwaukee (7/13/2020) 375 days to the 2020 Republican national convention in Charlotte (8/24/2020) 446 days to the 2020 election (11/3/2020)
Today At Utah Policy  Mia Love rips Iowa Republican Steve King: 'The only thing that's shocking is he's still a member of Congress'
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Iowa Republican Steve King sparked outrage on Wednesday when he suggested without rape and incest, humanity may not exist. Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, now a CNN commentator, said she wasn't shocked by King's statement because he's been saying similar things for years.
 Nearly half of Utahns say Congress should not impeach President Trump
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
President Donald Trump Democrats in Congress are accelerating toward opening possible impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Utahns are nearly evenly divided on the issue according to the newest Utah Political Trends survey from UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics.
 Tax reform will get far more difficult as campaigns crank up
By LaVarr Webb, Publisher
LaVarr Webb, PublisherThe Legislature has only a limited amount of time to enact tax reform before politics overtake the issue and makes meaningful reform almost impossible.
 Emergency podcast: Salt Lake City Mayor primary election breakdown
By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor
Erin Mendenhall apparently wins the Salt Lake City Mayor primary election and will face either Jim Dabakis or Luz Escamilla in November..
OTHER UTAH HEADLINES Deseret News Salt Lake Tribune
NATIONAL HEADLINES Gun legislation. President Donald Trump is weighing taking action on gun control, but competing factions are making any moves difficult [NYT]. - Gun control groups plan rallies in all 50 states this weekend [Politico].
Then there were 23. Former Gov. John Hickenlooper will drop out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday. He is considering running for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Cory Gardner [Politico]. - Democrats Julian Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Kirsten Gillibrand and Tom Steyer are scrambling to meet the requirements to qualify for next month's presidential debate [NYT].
Dow plunges 800 points. Fears of an imminent recession caused the Dow Jones Industrial Averages' worst day of 2019 [CNBC]. - China threatens retaliation if the U.S. goes forward with planned tariffs on Chinese imports on Sept. 1 [AP].
- President Trump requested a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Twitter Wednesday amid the growing economic turmoil [New York Post].
Hmmm. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to Senate President Mitch McConnell as "Moscow Mitch" during a speech on Wednesday. McConnell has bristled at the nickname given to him by Democrats [The Hill].
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King suggests humanity may not exist without rape and incest [Des Moines Register].
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1519 - Panama City, Panama is founded. 1824 - The Marquis de Lafayette arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states. 1935 - Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska. 1939 - The Wizard of Oz premiers at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. 1965 - The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, and event regarded as the birth of stadium rock. 1969 - The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opened on Max Yasgur's farm near Bethel, New York, drawing an estimated 400,000 people for three days of music. 1970 - Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game. 1973 - Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
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