Aaron Vaughn:
"SALT LAKE CITY — It is a name not seen on a Utah ballot for nearly four decades. A Democrat with Utah family history may provide Democrats with some new firepower on their gubernatorial ticket.
Utah governor’s candidate, and retired military general, Peter Cooke, announced Vince Rampton, the son of former Governor Cal Rampton, as his running mate. The two of them tried to send a message about Utah Democrats on Thursday.
“We have a message that is so important that without a two party system, how do you have a democracy?” asked Cooke.
With that message, Cooke introduced a man whose name recalls a time when Utah elected Democrats. Rampton’s father, Cal, served as governor for three terms. But that was a long time ago.
“For my entire lifetime, the LDS Democrat has lived in kind of a shadow world. It’s this terribly timid ‘I’m one are you one too?’” says Vince Rampton....." (Read more? Click title)
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