Bob Aagard
bobaagard.bsky.social
Bob Aagard
@bobaagard.bsky.social
Multi-generational native of SLC. LDS Democrat. Former blogger, occasional podcast guest. Lots of politics and sports.
If Rep Hayes then runs for his Senate seat, then that leaves an opening in her district. Thankfully, there’s no shortage of Dems in either district.
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I could be wrong, but I’m fairly certain Blouin’s Senate seat is up for reelection this year. Which means that unless he drop out of the Congressional race before the filing deadline, his seat is an open race (since you can’t run for Congress and the Legislature at the same time). /1
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
He’s the only man in the minority party, so that automatically makes him the minority leader, right? (That was sarcasm, for those about to @/DM me.)
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Thank you for taking a pro-choice stance.
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Mammoth are at the tail end of their most brutal stretch of the season. They’ve practically lived the past month on the road. Yet, they are right on the edge of the playoffs. Turn one of those OTL the last 3 games into a win, and we’re the 8th seed.

Right about our expectations for this season.
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Nope. Utes play Saturday at 2. The do play next Friday (Black Friday) at 10AM, but that’s in Kansas.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Are you talking about the event Friday at Rice Eccles Stadium? It’s the High School football championship games. 3 games, going most of the day.

Happens every year the Friday before Thanksgiving. Week before is semifinals, all day on Thursday and Friday.
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Nothing says “we’ll run an open, honest campaign” like being secretive about where your kickoff is being held.

What are you hiding from, Ben?
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My anger would have subsided some if Ben had spent some time trying to build the party the last 3 (really 5) years. But he’s been pretty absent.

Instead, he’s been silently counting his 30 pieces of silver and now wants to jump in when it’s convenient.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
From their web site:
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I’d like Ben to publicly come out and say that.

He seems to dance around the issue. Most issues, actually.
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
What have you been doing the last 5 years?

Well, other than trying to kill the Utah Democratic Party?

#utpol
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Ben McAdams did more damage to the Utah Democratic Party in 2022 than anyone single person has in the 22 years I’ve been involved. And the fact that he’s attended zero conventions since then shows he’s just an opportunist now that we might have a decent district.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Just the other night, I was trying to remember what counties that don’t have zoos call their versions of the ZAP tax.
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
So, we should have let the Super-MAGA candidate win, not the relatively ineffective MAGA candidate. Gotcha.
October 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
He’s neither a bunny nor bad.
September 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Oaks also spoke out against reacting violently when elections don’t go your way both in October 2020 and April 2021. He also spoke at BYU about how Black Lives Matter. I don’t see the Church going full DezNat.
September 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM