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The Intermountain West is playing an unprecedented role in this year's presidential election. States, like Utah, are often all but ignored, but this year, several factors are pushing these states to the forefront.
KSL talked to Washington, D.C. bureau chief Mark Whitaker about how the road to the White House is traveling through the Rocky Mountain west.
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