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Letter: McAdams fell with the other Blue Dogs
(Rick Bowmer | AP photo)
In an Oct. 28 photo, Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, speaks following a news conference in Salt Lake City.
By Christine B. Helfrich | The Public Forum
| Dec. 16, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
I voted for Ben McAdams, as did the majority of Salt Lake County voters. Ben’s numbers dropped in Juab, Sanpete and Utah counties. No surprise that this gerrymandered district fails to represent urban voters.
When Ben slings accusations at the left, though, I wince and think he needs to do a little soul-searching. Every single candidate who co-sponsored Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s 2019 Medicare for All legislation won reelection in 2020. Of the 93 cosponsors for the Green New Deal bill who ran for reelection, all but two won (and three of four co-sponsors in swing districts won).