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Class 2  Jim McClure (1973-1991)		  
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Larry Craig (1991-2009)		  
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Jim Risch (2009-Present)		  
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Class 3 Frank Church (1957-1981)		  
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Steve Symms (1981-1993)		  
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Dirk Kempthorne (1993-1999)		  
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Mike Crapo (1999-Present)		  
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« on: May 10, 2024, 11:20:42 PM »
Methinks McClure is the least terrible for the first, and Church is the only really good one. Len Jordan was actually alright, but he no longer makes the cut.
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2024, 01:32:51 AM »
Frank Church is the only one here worth a damn.
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2024, 02:20:41 AM »
Just Church.
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2024, 08:26:05 AM »
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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2024, 08:45:32 AM »
Quote from: Dr. Cynic on May 11, 2024, 01:32:51 AM
Frank Church is the only one here worth a damn.
He was an exceptionally good Senator. Democrats lost some really solid incumbents in 1980...
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2024, 12:47:22 PM »
Quote from: Dr. Cynic on May 11, 2024, 01:32:51 AM
Frank Church is the only one here worth a damn.
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2024, 04:29:45 PM »
Quote from: VPH on May 11, 2024, 08:45:32 AM
Quote from: Dr. Cynic on May 11, 2024, 01:32:51 AM
Frank Church is the only one here worth a damn.
He was an exceptionally good Senator. Democrats lost some really solid incumbents in 1980...

It really was the end of an era and not for the better. I'm not even talking about policy, but just what it did to Congress (and particularly the Senate) as an institution. What's even crazier though is that Barry Goldwater almost lost in 1980.
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2024, 07:43:30 PM »
Quote from: VPH on May 11, 2024, 08:45:32 AM
Quote from: Dr. Cynic on May 11, 2024, 01:32:51 AM
Frank Church is the only one here worth a damn.
He was an exceptionally good Senator. Democrats lost some really solid incumbents in 1980...

Of course, he also compounded the tragedy by dying early. Honestly, Idaho didn't deserve him. He and Borah are about the only talented people they've ever elected.
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2024, 07:47:17 PM »
Was it really more than 50 years ago now that Idaho had 2 D Senators?
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2024, 07:56:53 PM »
Church and Craig
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2024, 02:03:02 PM »
Quote from: Dr. Cynic on May 11, 2024, 07:43:30 PM
Quote from: VPH on May 11, 2024, 08:45:32 AM
Quote from: Dr. Cynic on May 11, 2024, 01:32:51 AM
Frank Church is the only one here worth a damn.
He was an exceptionally good Senator. Democrats lost some really solid incumbents in 1980...

Of course, he also compounded the tragedy by dying early. Honestly, Idaho didn't deserve him. He and Borah are about the only talented people they've ever elected.

Well, Borah was agaisnt the Dyer Bill...
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« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2024, 06:08:51 PM »
Quote from: wnwnwn on May 12, 2024, 02:03:02 PM
Quote from: Dr. Cynic on May 11, 2024, 07:43:30 PM
Quote from: VPH on May 11, 2024, 08:45:32 AM
Quote from: Dr. Cynic on May 11, 2024, 01:32:51 AM
Frank Church is the only one here worth a damn.
He was an exceptionally good Senator. Democrats lost some really solid incumbents in 1980...

Of course, he also compounded the tragedy by dying early. Honestly, Idaho didn't deserve him. He and Borah are about the only talented people they've ever elected.

Well, Borah was agaisnt the Dyer Bill...
Borah was really bad on race issues, which may have harmed his odds in 1936.
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« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2024, 10:06:39 PM »
Frank Church was a legitimately heroic Senator. We need another version of him stat.
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