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  • Mia Love: Utah Didn’t Vote For My Skin Color

    Mia Love has barely had time to settle in at her new job as Utah’s new Representative and Utah’s first black member of Congress, but she has already solidified her place as a woman who got to where she is on her own talents.

    She has also repeatedly made it known that her race has nothing to do with her win over Democrat Doug Owens by a three-point margin.

    Mia Love told CNN, “What we need to mention here is this had nothing to do with race.”

    Utahns are interested only in “electing individuals based on honesty, integrity and the values we hold dear,” she added.

    Mia Love doesn’t believe that the people of Utah are racists, in general, even though pollsters in the state recently found limited sympathy among Utah voters for affirmative action, African-Americans or the lingering effects of slavery, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

    In fact, out of 800 Utahns polled, 49 percent disagreed with the notion that “generations of slavery and discrimination have created conditions that make it difficult for blacks to work their way out of the lower class.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beO8c_bAvF0

    But Utah loves Mia Love, and it seems to be her lack of the ever-popular victim mentality. During her campaign, Love told the story of her parents immigrating from Haiti in search of a better life with $10 in their pocket.

    “She always tried to convey the message that she campaigned not because of her skin color but because of who she is,” Baodong Liu, a professor studying race and politics at the University of Utah, said of Mia Love.

    The consistent message of personal responsibility and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps that Mia Love was known for seems to have won over Utah and many across the nation.

    Perhaps we are only seeing the beginning of Mia Love’s career. What do you think?

  • Mia Love Makes History In Utah Election

    Mia Love Makes History In Utah Election

    Mia Love has made history as the first black Republican woman to be elected to Congress.

    Love is a converted Mormon and the former mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah who campaigned hard for the seat, saying in 2012 that she was elected mayor because the belief system had changed a bit in Utah.

    “…People care more about what happens in their lives, what happens in their back pockets, than they care about the color of someone’s skin,” she said.

    Love is the daughter of Haitian immigrants and the subject of her race and party have been much discussed over the years, but during her celebration on Tuesday night, all that mattered was that the topic had been given a new life.

    “Tonight you have made history! Many of the naysayers out there said that Utah would never elect a black Republican LDS (Latter Day Saint) woman to Congress. Not only did we do it, we were the first to do it!” she told her supporters.

    Love likened her campaign to that of a familiar story, saying she has always been interested in the little guy going after a big challenge and succeeding.

    “I love the story of David and Goliath, because in that story, David turns toward Goliath … toward a seemingly impossible challenge. That’s the type of confidence we need to have as we take on the Goliaths of our debt, out-of-control spending, Obamacare and that Godzilla we call the federal government.”

  • Mia Love: Speech Brings In Some Serious Cash

    Mia Love is getting some attention this week after a rousing speech at the Republican National Convention, in which she denounced President Obama’s plan for the nation and earned favor among her peers…and quite a few voters.

    “President Obama’s version of America is a divided one — pitting us against each other based on our income level, gender, and social status,” she said. “His policies have failed! We are not better off than we were 4 years ago, and no rhetoric, bumper sticker, or campaign ad can change that.”

    Love–an African-American Mormon who looks to be the first black Republican female elected to Congress–started making headlines back in April, as we reported on her intention to move from mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah to a seat in Congress. With her high-profile speech at this week’s convention, she’s now gained some followers who could potentially help her close the gap between herself and Democrat Jim Matheson; Love has reportedly already gained $100,000 in donations just since Tuesday.

    The donations were mostly given in small amounts, which points to a number of average voters opening their wallets rather than big Republican groups, which suits Love and her camp just fine.

    “It is very gratifying to see an average man or average woman who Mia’s message resonated with and see them break open their pocketbooks,” spokesman Brian Somers said.

    Love, whose story of hard work and refusal of handouts to get where she is inspired the crowd, left the podium with chants and wild cheers following her.

    “The first day of college my father came with me to orientation, and I remember he looked at me. He looked at me very seriously and he said, ‘Mia, your mother and I have done everything to get you to where you are right now. We have never taken a hand out. We have worked hard for everything we have through personal responsibility. You will not be a burden to society. You will give back,’” she said.

  • Mia Love: Republican Party Nominee For Congress

    Haven’t heard of Mia Love? You will.

    Love–a converted Mormon–is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah and is the Republican Party nominee for the state’s 4th congressional district. If she wins, she will be the first black female Republican ever elected to Congress, something that is important to her because the issue of her race has been a subject of much discussion over the years. She says ultimately she was elected mayor because the people have moved past such things.

    “…People care more about what happens in their lives, what happens in their back pockets, than they care about the color of someone’s skin,” she said.

    Love says if she wins this year, she will also join the Congressional Black Caucus.

    “Yes, yes. I would join the Congressional Black Caucus and try to take that thing apart from the inside out,” she said. “It’s demagoguery. They sit there and ignite emotions and ignite racism when there isn’t. They use their positions to instill fear. Hope and change is turned into fear and blame. Fear that everybody is going lose everything and blaming Congress for everything instead of taking responsibility.”

    Taking responsibility is a big part of Love’s plan for the country; she is a gun-toting Tea Party conservative who believes in creating jobs through growth, fully funding the military, and smaller government. She wants congress to give the people back their power and restore their decision-making capabilities.

    “It is not government’s responsibility to save our country. It’s up to us to save our country,” she says. “What makes America great is the idea that we are free. Free to work, free to live, free to choose, and free to fail. Because our failures make us better.”