Pro-Obama Utah Democrats force Matheson into primary.

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http://www.sltrib.com/D=g/ci_15046643

When the daughter of one late Democratic governor took the stage Saturday to urge delegates to oust the son of another from Congress, she made clear how extraordinary were the circumstances leading to her choice.

Janet Rampton Warburton, daughter of former Gov. Calvin Rampton, joined those who successfully forced Rep. Jim Matheson, son of Gov. Scott Matheson, into the first primary of his career. They were put off by the five-term congressman's bucking of his party on such matters as health care reform, and said they wanted someone who favors the whole party platform.

"I've never voted against a Matheson in my life," Warburton said, "but I think it's time."

Wright, a retired high school teacher and college gender studies instructor, is a lesbian who calls herself "progressive," and says she is electable.

She went room-to-room in the morning caucuses at convention telling delegates Republicans have become so radical in their nominating process that some of their party members will consider Democrats, including her.

"The Republican Party has moved so far right that those Republicans who are moderate are seriously considering becoming Democrats," Wright said in the morning to the Stonewall Democrats, a gay-rights caucus.

"This election belongs to whoever can get voters out to vote," she said.

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1. "This election belongs to whoever can get voters out to vote," she said. It's really that simple