It's a little easier to be a D in ID
You remember the huge Teabag Revolution of a couple years ago...
Idaho has been full of teabaggers since before anyone else had teabaggers, they just didn't have a name. In 2010 they took over the statehouse, forcing out not-radical-enough R's. They then went on a tear, spending their time nullifying the Income Tax Amendment, putting America back on the gold standard, repealing Obamacare several times, deciding not to implement a healthcare exchange and trying to decide whether to raise the speed limit for heavy trucks on the interstates.
The local Democrats responded by running a lot of credible candidates in this election. This year we have more Democrats on the ballot than any time since the days of Frank Church.
This year's transparent attempt to get pissed-off North Idahoans to the polls: SJR 2, which aims to weld the right to hunt, fish and trap into the state constitution. It has to be on there because Romney lost every county outside North Utah and two counties in it, and without a drawing card Republicans will stay home.
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As a former long-time resident of Idaho (Blaine county) the politics there used to drive me insane. I was furious that my vote counted for nothing, in Boise or Washington.
Moved to Colorado in '04, just in time for the election...still didn't win but felt much better--gave me something to fight for, which is what you have now! The light at the end of the tunnel isn't always an oncoming train...
Congratulations and keep up the good work!
