“The district elected Helen Chenowith, then Butch Otter.”
I think the district has changed. It seems to me that the WJR (whack job ratio) has skyrocketed, and with the obamazoids trying to drag each and every whacko to the polls...
The district includes Boise and Ada county, which are the most populous areas of the state. Just like in every other city in the mountain west the rats are multiplying.
What really happened though is Sali was smeared repeatedly by the local media, constantly for several months. Even reliable conservatives I know here voted against him, believed the lies.
Minnick will be gone in 2 years.