Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is expected to win reelection after his surprising endorsement of Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Cox's sudden turnabout has risked his reputation with his moderate voting base while likely doing little to win over followers of Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement, many of whom booed Cox at the state GOP convention this year.
47% : The governor bewildered voters and political observers when he pledged his support to Trump after the July assassination attempt on the former president.
36% : The governor has dug in his heels in the months since he backed Trump.
26% : Trump has not in turn endorsed Cox's bid for a second term in the governor's office.
25% : After Trump's staff had an altercation with a cemetery official, Cox broke rules -- and likely federal law -- in using a graveside photo with Trump in a campaign fundraising email.
21% : Cox did not vote for Trump in 2016 or 2020.
14% : He reaffirmed his commitment to Trump in September even as the former president faced scrutiny for ramping up rhetoric against immigrants -- behavior Cox said he hoped Trump would abandon when he endorsed him in July.
13% : Cox also has appeared with Trump on the campaign trail and at Arlington National Cemetery, where each appearance was ensnared in a controversy.

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