Posted on 05/23/2024 2:36:44 AM PDT by cotton1706
Big money and attack ads didn’t appear to help. Idaho’s Republican establishment mostly got its clock cleaned. I guess that it’s a combination of arrogance, a sense of entitlement, and an inability to read the room. Country clubs and service clubs aren’t a reflection of the overall electorate.
Glenneda Zuiderveld was told she had to work the service club circuit. Instead, she focused on county fairs, gun shows, and pancake breakfasts.
None of this year’s challengers showed up with nose rings, or Mohawk haircuts and called for legalizing dope. The change in approach from the insurgency was finally delivered. In the past, some weak candidates still managed 35 to 40 percent of the Republican Primary vote.
The percentage was considered baked in, but what was missed was there would be a day when some more acceptable candidates would arise.
We’re going to see some immediate changes next legislative session. The new composition will move to remove the grocery tax and enshrine school choice. You’ll hear from a few more members of the Republican establishment who’ll join the effort for open and ranked choice primaries, however. I think a lot of people are going to follow the direction of the political wind.
Some will argue the turnout was low and isn’t indicative of what the people believe. Funny, all primaries have low turnout. This was never an issue when the establishment was piling up victories.
Maybe the new blood will also understand they aren’t agents of Governor Little. They work for you! As my old football coach would say, “Get with the program!”
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I bet there will be lots of "retirements" next term.
The article doesn’t really explain, or is it just me?
Was there an election? Who ran and lost?
“Was there an election? Who ran and lost?”
I’m guessing these are Republicans who don’t support eastern Oregon’s seceding and becoming part of Idaho.
Was there an election? Who ran and lost?
I believe there was an election and maybe Citizen Free Press will have some results. It is results that count.
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Except for a few blue enclaves, the Republican primary determines the legislature make-up. Unfortunately Congressman Mike Simpson survived his primary challenge.
I think what the article pointed out is that in order unseat an establishment Republican you need a quality candidate and not just someone spouting how MAGA they are.
The candidate has to remember the establishment Republican will have a lot of money behind them, making the job harder to defeat them, another key point in this article was instead of the civic organization circuit, the upstart Republicans went to county fairs, gun shows and pancake breakfasts.
Finally, once you get elected as an upstart Republican you have to follow thru on the agenda you advocated for.
Yes, there was a primary on Tuesday.
Same here! Was Glenneda one of the establishment Republicans who lost?
Thank you!
No.
Ten RINOs lost; 5 conservatives also lost.
Re:Your first lead statement...
*Fifteen (*15) incumbents replaced.
*You indicated there was an *Election and *Results.
*Answers provided right out of the box to every question.
Thanks.
Thanks. Rereading the lead, I see I missed the part about the numbers who won and lost.
Agree. Poorly written. I think good writing has gone out the window in favor of hyperbolic headlines to get readers to click
Primaries in Idaho and the old Establishment lost - MAGA is around...
“Unfortunately Congressman Mike Simpson survived his primary challenge.”
Bummer.
This is from the Idaho Freedom Foundation:
By most estimates, freedom picked up 2 seats in the Senate and 6 seats in the House. It was a good night for friends of liberty and a bad night for establishment good-old-boys.
November elections will determine a few more outcomes, but the results from Tuesday — piled on top of the 2022 gains — are promising indeed. Even the leader of the Senate, Pro Tem Chuck Winder, lost to primary challenger Josh Keyser.
Historic!
Most will analyze the results in terms of potential leadership battles and party-composition in both chambers. But let’s take a look in terms of issues and possibilities.
School choice:
If you’re supportive of allowing money to follow children to their best education possibilities, the primary election will not disappoint. Key opponents to school choice lost their reelection bids: Sens. Winder, Hartgen, Schroeder, and Reps. Yamamoto, Bundy, Wroten, and Durrant. In their places are strong conservatives who value the best education choices possible.
Budget hawks:
Unfortunately the biggest spenders in the legislature mostly kept themselves safe. Idaho’s Rubber Stamp Caucus (those voting most for spending increases), all won reelection or were not challenged. In fact, only 1 of the biggest spenders in either chamber was sent packing, Sen. Hartgen in District 25.
The woke agenda:
Some of the most ardent defenders of wokeism, DEI, and the LGBTQ agenda lost to Republican challengers in the primary. Reps Bundy, Yamamoto, Wroten all had horrible records on the library bills, DEI spending, and on the transgender mutilation bill (Bundy). They all lost. The same held in the Senate with Hartgen, Schroeder, Winder all losing, and Lee’s empty seat filled by a new conservative, Brandon Shippy.
Launch:
Idaho Launch was our progressive governor’s flagship program to reward his biggest corporate cronies under the guise of education support. It provides free training for “in-demand” careers and it directs state tax dollars toward the governor’s preferred support base. Some of the strongest supporters of the Launch program all lost on Tuesday: Reps. Blanksma, Bundy, Durrant, Lanting, Wroten, and Yamamoto, Sens. Hartgen, Schroeder, and Winder.
Hopefully, with new conservative blood in the Legislature, we can reverse Idaho’s Biden-esque job training program and devote our efforts to what families really need: tax relief.
Taxes:
It’s hard to evaluate tax policy for this election because the only tax relief we’ve seen in the last two years has been tied (unconstitutionally) to big-government bills like Idaho Launch and this year’s school facilities bill (H521). The schools bill provides only $60 million of tax relief ongoing but allows for over $2 billion in facilities bonding (i.e. taxes) over 10 to 20 years.
The prospects for grocery tax repeal got a boost though. Main Street Caucus opponents to repeal did not fare well and the new nominees in both chambers are mostly supportive. More importantly, the change in leadership in the Senate (Winder losing) and the increased conservative voices in the House make it more difficult for soft leaders to keep the bill in a drawer. Expect a push for grocery tax repeal to immediately help families cope with Biden inflation.
Going forward:
The primaries were historic and positive, but there are still some scores to settle. November’s general elections will decide some key races in the Senate (Foreman, Lickley, and Galloway), which could tip the scales for leadership elections. Also, the House has some important general contests including Price, McCann, Mitchell, Nelson, Manwaring, and Roberts. We will watch what happens next and be ready for some good outcomes.
In all, 16 Republican incumbents lost reelection bids. Eleven of them had scores in the F range on the Idaho Freedom Index. Only 3 Republicans who lost reelection had scores in the A range.
Idaho has spoken; it wants freedom legislators in office to match their freedom values.
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