Plus, Lyman tells supporters to keep up yard signs
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A Southern Baptist leader on Thursday urged parents to watch the presidential debate with their children, calling the event “a great civics lesson” and an opportunity for families to get together and think about the issues that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump would discuss.
“Talk about who is on the stage, talk about why this matters, and talk about the issues that are most important to you as you listen to what these candidates are going to say,” said the Rev. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, on his podcast, “The Briefing.”
Mohler’s recommendation stood in contrast to articles written four and eight years ago, when some Americans were saying they wouldn’t let their children near the TV during a presidential debate. One article prior to Trump’s 2016 debate with Hillary Clinton catalogued tweets from parents saying things like, “Please have your children leave the room tonight when you watch the debate. No kid should have to see this.”
In short: If the Motion Picture Association of America rated the debate in advance, what would the rating be? Read more from Jennifer Graham about how last night’s debate between Trump and Biden played out. |
| Gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman told supporters to hold out hope as county election offices continue to update their vote totals two days after the Republican primary election was called for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Lyman remained more than 10 percentage points behind Cox as of Thursday afternoon. Lyman has yet to concede the race, telling the Deseret News on election night that he would wait until his team performed an analysis of the results. “There are thousands of votes not yet counted and all of the votes still need a statistical verification,” Lyman posted on X Thursday afternoon. “Don’t get rid of your LYMAN yard signs just yet.” Read more about the gubernatorial primary and Cox’s reaction to to Lyman’s refusal to concede. More in Utah Politics Counting goes into third day in close Maloy-Jenkins Utah congressional race. Maloy still ahead (Deseret News) Trent Staggs concedes in Senate primary, cites negative ads (Deseret News) The Martha Hughes Cannon statue installation will have to wait a little longer (Deseret News) |
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Photo of the week BY ISAAC HALE Story Perry, of Provo, votes as her daughter, Kaylene, 6, looks on during primary election voting held at the Utah County Health and Justice Building in Provo on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. |
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