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To: JustPiper
Both the current Idaho Senators (Crapo and Risch) are about as conservative as any state's going to get, other than Jim DeMint of SC. They vote well consistently, but I wish they were more vocal against the Dems.

Representative Mike Simpson (R) in Dist 2, the east half of the state, is reliably conservative, but may face a primary challenge from candidates either more or less conservative. Lots of Ron Paul supporters in Idaho think voting is more about "making statements" rather than saving the nation from the communists.

Representative Walt Minnick (D) in Dist 1, the west half of the state, should never have won in this traditionally Republican stronghold, but the former Rep. Bill Sali figured he didn't need to campaign and he lost to a Pelosi butt-wipe. Bill Sali wants to run again but can't raise any cash. The legislative RINOs have a couple of losers they want to run.

The good news is that Vaughn Ward is ahead in fundraising for the Dist 1 seat. He is a conservative, a veteran of Desert Storm, Iraq II, and Afghanistan, a US Marine Major, CIA operative, a rancher; he's young and energetic (Sali is not); he is endorsed by Sarah Palin, Todd, and both sets of their parents. There's a lot more good stuff at his Facebook page and campaign site.

8 posted on 01/15/2010 12:23:41 PM PST by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: meadsjn

“Bill Sali wants to run again but can’t raise any cash.”

Is that because no one supports him, or because the Republican Party is freezing him out?

I note that it is becoming increasingly impossible to deny the causal link between abortion and breast cancer.


9 posted on 01/15/2010 1:06:14 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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