Republicans call for unity after Idaho shakeup

Breitbart/AP ^ | May 21, 2014 | staff

[bkopto]

To win the Idaho Republican Party primary and secure his position as the favorite to retain the state's top job, Gov. Butch Otter had to overcome a challenge from the far right — and the far out — that had the state GOP calling for unity Wednesday.

State Sen. Russ Fulcher came "surprisingly close" to defeating the two-term incumbent by courting conservative voters who thought their principles were being compromised....

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[achilles2000]

Brown sounds about right.

[Billthedrill]

Yep. Fulcher was endorsed by Raul Labrador, 1st District Congressman, and that’s why they’re calling for “unity”. Being nearly upset was a real wakeup call to Otter and I don’t think he likes it very much.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I wonder why the “openly gay” homosexuals in the state controlled “media” never write about “the far left”. We’ve got clowns up in the District of Corruption who are to the left of Josef Stalin and the “media” toadies scare the bejeezus out of the low information types with boogie man stories about people who just want to say that they have been taxed enough already.

[stanne]

Well...but where are they when the MSM columnists are calling it an end to the tea party if a couple of entrenches get reelected?

[PrivateIdaho]

The Tea Party candidates dominated the state and local primaries in the Coeur d’Alene area, and Fulcher trounced Otter in Kootenai county - there were a couple major upsets for state reps.

[BuckeyeTexan]

I just saw Sharknado 2 in breaking news. Then I misread this title as “Republicans call for unity after Idaho sharknado.”

I thought “WTF?” (*snort*)

[DoughtyOne]

The more liberal guy wins, they always call for unity,

The Conservative wins and they disconnect their phones.


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[Carry_Okie]

Otter has been a POS when it comes to dealing with his own IDFG’s mismanagement of wolf predation of livestock and destruction of the elk resource.