There is no Senate or gubernatorial race in Idaho this year. One can safely count this state in the Romney column as he will pick up their 4 electoral votes easily. In the 1st District Congressional race, Raul Labrador is up for reelection to his second term for the Republican Party this year. He will face former NFL wide receiver Jimmy Farris on the Democratic | Read More »
Why two states in one day? Two reasons: both are no-brainers and some states like California, Texas and Illinois might require a two day analysis. So, this will be a fairly quick entry that involves two Republican strongholds. In Idaho, only the two incumbent Congressmen are up for re-election. They are Raul Labrador (what? A Hispanic Republican?) and Mike Simpson. Redistricting has not greatly affected | Read More »
There is really no suspense in the Idaho race as Butch Otter, the Republican incumbent Governor is up by 18 points, and incumbent Senator Mike Crapo has a huge lead in the polls. Both are expected to be easily re-elected. That leaves the only suspense in the First District race between incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick and challenger Raul Labrador. Minnick had been trailing by as | Read More »
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