Great idea. IP.
A few numbers for Minnick in Idaho’s 1st CD.
He was elected in 200, and barely beat an unpopular Republican (Sali) who was made more unpopular by endless anti-Sali robocalls.
Minnick 50.6%, Sali 49.4%.
McCain carried the district with 61.5% of total votes cast.
I recommend to Idaho 1st CD voters they vote Labrador in the primary. Ward looks and smells ok on early examination, but he has not lived in Idaho for many years. He is the pick of the Republican establishment. He will work for the Republican establishment.
Labrador is local. He has been in Idaho’s legislature for several years. In my opinion, he will simply be a better fit for Idaho and America. He will have my vote because he is a conservative, not because he is a Republican.
I agree 100% re: Raul Labrador. He has proven electoral success in a state house district entirely within the ID-01 and a solidly conservative voting record. There is no need to support someone flown into Idaho by the NRCC like Ward (who is certainly a patriot, but so is Labrador). And Labrador would give us the added bonus of increasing the number of Hispanic Republicans in Congress, which will help us increase our share of the Hispanic vote in 2012.