Exclusive - Poll: GOP Establishment Gov. Cox Trails Phil Lyman in Race for Nomination in Utah

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

90% : Delegates who "strongly" favor Trump represent 72 percent of Lyman's vote share, while 80 percent of the delegates who back him see Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) in a very positive light.
58% : Tag Strategies further noted in Thursday's memo:While Lyman has a broad base of support, he over-indexes across key groups including delegates age 55-64 (48%), delegates with a strongly favorable opinion of President Trump (69%), delegates whose top issue is immigration (68%), and delegates who prefer politicians that stick with their principles over those willing to compromise (60%).
47% : Last July, he told CBS News's Face the Nation he hoped one of the governors in the race for the Republican presidential nomination could beat Trump out, as the Hill noted.
46% : "The shortened clip also includes a portion of the town hall showing Cox talking about 'equity and inclusion,' buzzwords based on the teachings of critical race theory (CRT)," Hamilton adds.
43% : Just 12 percent of his supporters are "strongly favorable" of Trump, while a mere 22 percent of them have "strongly favorable" perceptions of Lee.
35% : The portion of these delegates who call themselves "very conservative" registers at 60 percent, while 44 percent of them have "strongly favorable" views of Trump and 61 percent have "strongly favorable" impressions of Lee.
5% : In February -- when it was apparent Trump was on a glide path to the Republican nomination -- Cox told reporters he believed nominating Trump would be "a huge mistake" and contended former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) would win a general election by double digits, Deseret News previously reported.

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