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Bryan Schott

@schotthappens.com

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Publisher/Managing Editor - Utah Political Watch 📝 I write about politics. Sometimes it goes well. | 🧠 Unsupervised adult with ADHD. | 🏈 In a toxic relationship with the Oklahoma Sooners. DM for Signal. https://linktr.ee/SchottHappens

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 24d

Thanks to @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social for having me on.

11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social · 25d

"A gut punch."

Utah is still reeling after the murder of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk. @schotthappens joins the #11thHour to discuss the reaction from communities on the ground.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 16h

With the government shut down, I'm going to declare my own sovereign nation that includes one of the local taco carts.

Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 23h

There are now three proposed congressional maps on the table.

How splitting Salt Lake City could decide a Democratic seat or keep the GOP's 4-0 hold in place.

Read my breakdown at the link:

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/how-splittin...

Utah redistricting: Salt Lake City split shapes congressional map

Get up to speed before you head out the door.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

The judge in Utah's gerrymandering case will choose from three proposed congressional maps - one from Utah lawmakers and two from the plaintiffs.

Check out the proposed maps at the link.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-judge-w...

Utah redistricting: Judge to choose among three maps

Utah judge to choose among three congressional maps after special session; GOP’s Option C vs. plaintiffs’ plans could shape 2026 House seats.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Listening to Utah GOP lawmakers scold us while claiming they avoided partisan data to draw new congressional maps is rich.

Somehow, we are to believe they were unaware of an effort FROM THEIR OWN PARTY to support the map that gave them the biggest electoral edge.

Guess which map they passed. 🤔

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Just noticed the Utah Senate locked down comments on their Facebook post about today's special session.

I wonder why they don't want feedback from their constituents. 🤔

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

He added two tests to the version introduced on Friday, but made it much more complicated with the substitute that was adopted this morning

Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

The bill was made public Friday evening, but Brammer substituted it on the floor this morning.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

I wrote about what Brammer's bill (now law) does earlier today. Here's the link.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/brammers-gra...

Utah proposes changes to redistricting rules hours before vote

Get up to speed before you head out the door.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

🚨 Gov. Spencer Cox has signed SB1011, Sen. Brammer's bill creating tests to measure the "fairness" of Utah's congressional maps, but it really locks in a GOP advantage.

The bill became law when Cox signed it.

That's why lawmakers waited to pass the new congressional map until after he signed it.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Oh, hey!

I just hit 10K followers on this app. Neat!

A big thank you to everyone who thinks that I have something interesting to say.

So glad y’all are here!

Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Utah lawmakers are poised to vote to submit "Option C" to the court as the state's new congressional map.

I uploaded the map into Dave's Redistricting. Here's the link for you to take a look if you're curious.

davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...

DRA 2020

A free app to create, analyze and share redistricting maps for any state.

davesredistricting.org

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 1d

As @schotthappens.com previously detailed, "Map C" would create two districts in the Salt Lake County area that Trump won narrowly. It may not pass muster with the courts, but if it does, Dems could conceivably flip both. www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/two-competit...

Ben Winslow @benwinslow.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING NEWS: The committee chooses MAP C to advace to the special session: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpoL #Utah

Utah State Legislature meets in special session to pick a redistricting map

The Utah State Legislature is meeting in special session to choose a congressional map in the court-ordered redistricting process.

www.fox13now.com

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

For reference, Sen. Mike Lee's healthcare comes from the government and is paid for by taxpayers.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

She won't be able to ignore them.

They'll be law when she considers the map proposal from the legislature.

It's written in such a way so that her hands will be tied.

Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Sen. Brady Brammer's grammar of gerrymandering in Utah:

Step 1: Add complex math through last-minute changes.

Step 2: Rush the vote in Monday's special session.

Step 3: Call it "fair."

Full story: champ.ly/CItbrJQ_

Utah proposes changes to redistricting rules hours before vote

Get up to speed before you head out the door.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 3d

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

“I’m strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm” of course you do. You’re twelve. “I don’t want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal” hell yeah homie you’re twelve. “Maybe if there’s crime we should just send the army” bless your heart my twelve year old buddy

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 4d

You know how Sen. Mike Lee is VERY CONCERNED about voter fraud?

He should probably have a chat with his buddy Jack Posobiec who votes in Pennsylvania but reportedly lives in Maryland.

Sen. Lee has appeared on Posobiec’s podcast a few times.

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 4d

Sen. Mike Lee gets weird about teenage fantasies, claiming President Donald Trump's budget chief has been dreaming about a government shutdown "since puberty."

champ.ly/ymBgQjrT

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 5d

"Stop pretending to be Republicans."

Utah Democratic Party chair Brian King says it's time for Democrats to stop masquerading as Republicans to influence GOP primaries.

The reality? It barely happened at all.

Full story: champ.ly/sagUAL2o

utah Democrats urged to leave GOP as party raiding strategy fails.

Utah Democratic Party chairman calls for members to abandon strategy of registering as Republicans to vote in GOP primaries, as data reveals the tactic was largely ineffective.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 5d

Utah Republicans poised to choose new congressional map that could maximize their advantage...or backfire spectacularly.

Full analysis: champ.ly/JStpBDNj

Utah redistricting: Republicans' risky congressional map plan

Get up to speed before you head out the door.

www.utahpoliticalwatch.news

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 6d

FEAR & LOATHING IN THE BEEHIVE STATE!

Join me live tonight at 6:30 for a livestream as we rip through the twisted underbelly of Utah politics like a bat out of hell.

YouTube: UtahPoliticalWatch
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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 6d

"This is the only map...to stop the Democrats."

Utah GOP email urges members to flood public comments supporting "Option C"-the redistricting map proposal that analysis shows would give Democrats a less than 10% chance of winning any district.

Full story: champ.ly/VdIACrYI

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