AI money in Utah elections, Voter data paints a picture of CD-1

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of AI money in Utah's congressional primary races and analyzes voter behavior in the state's first congressional district.

AI money seems to be flowing into Utah's congressional primary races, with big spends in favor of Ben McAdams and Rep. Celeste Maloy. Panelists Adam Gardiner and Leah Murray join Lindsay Aerts to weigh the impact those dollars might have, both positive and negative as we enter uncharted territory with the polarization surrounding AI development and data center infrastructure. Plus, the new map is spurring some interesting voter behavior in Utah's first congressional district. We dig into new data from the Salt Lake County Clerk to see how voters are reacting to Utah's first safe blue house seat in decades.

People in this episode

Host: Lindsay Aerts

Guests: Adam Gardiner, Leah Murray

Topics covered

• AI in elections
• voter behavior
• congressional primary races
• political spending
• data analysis
• polarization
• Utah politics

Keywords

• AI money
• Utah elections
• Ben McAdams
• Celeste Maloy
• voter data
• political spending
• congressional district
• Salt Lake County

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Salt Lake County Clerk

Places: Utah, Utah's first congressional district

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