One or two people usually don't change a political system. But two Utah political junkies - Republican Craig Moody and Democrat Randy Horiuchi - did more to change how the Utah Legislature is elected than any two men in 25 years.

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In 1985, Horiuchi, an independent lobbyist who thrived on political intrigue, decided to run for party chairman. He had an agenda that roughly looked like this: A party's power base lies in the Legislature, and to win seats in an M M M M M M M M M M M M M M more to change how the Utah Legislature is elected than

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