Episode #5, Sali Strikes Back

[Lunar]

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[Filuwaúrdjan]

Sali-Blago '12!

[Verily]

If Wasden, McGee and Johnson all run, Sali could win his primary with 26% of the vote again, like he did in 2006. Too funny.

[perdedor]

Sali's a dofus.

http://mountaingoatreport.typepad.com/the_mountaingoat_report/2007/08/bill-sali-denou.html

The fact that the margin of his defeat was so small is only a testament to the culture of Idaho.

[bgwah]

Wow, Minnick just might get re-elected after all!

[Keystone Phil]

This centrist voice should have never been defeated.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

This centrist voice should have never been defeated.

I think its better to have a conservative in the house then a us lose a Conservative seat twice cause the Conservative congressmen or in this case fmr congressmen has baggage. I have no problem with being them controversial but even controversial people like Jim Inhofe got reelected. This guy lost in a district more Republican then Oklahoma. Find another very consevative guy who can win reelection in this seat with +70% like Simpson does in the other Idaho district. Sali only got 49%. He should have got 60% or more.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Sali only got 49%. He should have got 60% or more.

Agreed.  How did this guy get nominated in 2006 in the first place?  Were there any outside DC-based groups that supported him over other conservative candidates and pumped thousands into his campaign coffers?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Sali only got 49%. He should have got 60% or more.

Agreed.  How did this guy get nominated in 2006 in the first place?  Were there any outside DC-based groups that supported him over other conservative candidates and pumped thousands into his campaign coffers?

At the time it looked like a good choice. Lamborne in CO was just as controversial and made enemies like Sali did. But Lamborne got reelected with 60% or close to it.

Quit trying to make this about PAt Toomey and the CFG. Its getting old and I'm getting sick off your holier then though attitude. As I pointed out your campaign to elect moderates is just as much to blame for our problems as conservatives. Your real fight should be with those who betrayed us both moderate and conservative not just focusing on the one. By focusing on the latter only you are being ideological and thus making me the moderate of this fight

[Lief 🗽]

Bill Sali and Republicans like him are the reason the party is currently irrelevant and becoming more so by the day.

That said, I endorse his candidacy.

[Padfoot]

Just out of curiosity, what are people expecting the Idaho redistricting to look like in 2012?  I was crunching some numbers based on some 2006 estimates and it seems like ID-1 is going to have to become smaller (area wise of course) than it currently is.  If Minnick survives 2010, what kind of effect will this have on his ability to win in 2012?

[Verily]

Just out of curiosity, what are people expecting the Idaho redistricting to look like in 2012?  I was crunching some numbers based on some 2006 estimates and it seems like ID-1 is going to have to become smaller (area wise of course) than it currently is.  If Minnick survives 2010, what kind of effect will this have on his ability to win in 2012?

It is possible that the Idaho legislature tries to gerrymander him away by splitting Boise across the districts. Ada County is already split, so this wouldn't be hugely difficult for them to do. However, this would probably anger more than just the Idaho Democrats, so we'll see. I would have to believe that any redistricting will at least try to get rid of Minnick. Although, if they were feeling really generous, they could put Blaine County into the district and remove some of the ultraconservative rural areas.

It's Boise (and Nampa) which are growing. And becoming more Democratic; Obama came surprisingly close in Ada County.

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This centrist voice should have never been defeated.

Anyone remotely sane would agree that Minnick is more moderate than Sali.

[Keystone Phil]

This centrist voice should have never been defeated.

Anyone remotely sane would agree that Minnick is more moderate than Sali.

Hahaha, the fools fall for it every time...

[Holmes]

They're both pretty averge by Idaho standards, I guess.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Just out of curiosity, what are people expecting the Idaho redistricting to look like in 2012?  I was crunching some numbers based on some 2006 estimates and it seems like ID-1 is going to have to become smaller (area wise of course) than it currently is.  If Minnick survives 2010, what kind of effect will this have on his ability to win in 2012?

Well the Republicans will control the redistricting so...

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Actually, Idaho has a bipartisan redistricting commission that consists of members appointed by the majority and minority leaders in both state legislatures and by the top two vote-getters' parties in the last gubernatorial election. Not that you could really make a Democratic, or even tossup district in the state.

[minionofmidas]

They're both pretty averge by Idaho standards, I guess.

At least as far as the election results, go.

Of course, that tells us more about Idaho than we would ever want to know.

Sali only got 49%. He should have got 60% or more.

He should have got 60 votes or less.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Sali will come no where near winning the nomination.  Any belief to the contrary is just mental masturbation.