Wait, so Herbert is the 6th most liberal GOP governor? That is hilarious, as it implies the legislature that pulls his strings (he's considered a puppet of the Utah state legislature) is more liberal than other GOP-controlled legislatures.
Utah is more Republican than it is conservative(though still conservative). The legislature is fairly liberal in some respects. Look at Huntsman
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/utah-very-republican-but-not-as-conservative-as-it-appears/?gwh=08735C16365753BFE74274C013A47AA9:
