Take 2 Podcast Convention weekend and the scandals in both parties

Take 2 Podcast Convention weekend and the scandals in both parties

From Take 2 by KUTV 2News

April 25, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming political conventions and the scandals affecting candidates in both parties in Utah.

Host: Heidi HatchGuest: Morgan Lyon Cotti Associate Director Hinckley Institute of Politics Conventions this weekend Delegates pick their candidates Inner party battles front and center Democrats now have 4 qualified candidates through signatures from the new Utah CD1 race 2 candidates facing accusation of wrongdoing Nate Blouin, Eval Lopez Chavez Republicans have an inner party fight in Utah CD3 Rep Celeste Maloy qualified through signatures Will Lyman get the nod from delegates or will Maloy still have a chance to shut him out at convention? Trevor Lee dealing with his own accusations of check fraud and pay for play Made it out of the Davis County convention alive, but lost to Stevenson Why are we seeing what seems like so many bombshells pre-convention this year New Hinckley Presidential Polling – Utahns support of President Trump fading

People in this episode

Host: Heidi Hatch

Guest: Morgan Lyon Cotti

Topics covered

  • political conventions
  • party scandals
  • candidate selection
  • inner party battles
  • polling
  • Utah politics

Keywords

  • politics
  • Utah
  • convention
  • scandals
  • candidates
  • polling
  • inner party battles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hinckley Institute of Politics

Places: Utah, Davis County

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