Arlington cemetery controversy shines spotlight on Utah Gov....

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Federal law prohibits campaign or election-related activities within the Army's national cemeteries, and officials at Arlington said that rule had been shared widely before Monday's ceremony honoring 13 service members, including one from Utah, who died in an airport bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal three years ago.Cox's campaign issued a swift apology for politicizing the ceremony; Trump's has insisted it had permission to film in a restricted area.
39% : After the meeting, he even praised Trump but has since reverted to being one of Trump's fiercest Republican critics.
38% : Cox is not the first moderate Republican, nor even the first from Utah, to be lured closer to Trump despite previous opposition.
34% : Like many in Utah, the professor said he found himself struggling to understanding why Cox might have thought backing Trump would help the governor politically.
33% : The state is a rare Republican stronghold that has half-heartedly embraced Trump, whose divisive rhetoric and comments about refugees and immigrants do not sit well with many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
31% : Cox, 49, said in his note that he believed Trump could save the country "by emphasizing unity rather than hate.
31% : Aligning with Trump has been known to bolster the political profiles of some Republicans, but the former president has not been quite as influential in Utah.
30% : 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.
30% : Karpowitz said he, too, was surprised by Cox's switch, and recalled thinking the governor's notion that Trump could be a unifying figure for the nation was "somewhat naive."
29% : Cox sent a letter to Trump explaining that his defiant response at the moment of the shooting had spurred a sudden reassessment and switch for Cox.
26% : "Trump is a big orange stain on his legacy," she said.
25% : Days later, after an assassination attempt on Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, Cox changed his mind.
23% : "Trump has not in turn endorsed Cox for reelection.
18% : Cox did not vote for Trump in 2016 or 2020, and told CNN in July that he would not vote for him this year.
17% : The opposing responses highlight the disconnect between their political styles and reignite questions as to why Cox has chosen to stand by Trump, who said after the assassination attempt that he had no plans to change his ways.
16% : At the time of the July 13 shooting, President Joe Biden was clinging to his party´s nomination in the face of unrelenting pressure from many Democrats to drop out as they feared he might be unable to win reelection after his disastrous debate against Trump in June.
13% : Cox said in his letter to Trump that he was not looking for a Cabinet position or a role on the team, but the governor told The Atlantic he had come to realize he could not have broader influence within the party if he wasn't on Trump's side.
5% : A TikTok video of the visit shared by Trump includes scenes of him and Cox at the cemetery with a voiceover of the former president blaming the Biden administration for the "disaster" of the withdrawal.

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