ID-GOV 2022: Janice McGeachin In

[Meatball Ron]

Seems like Kristi Noem 2.0. Bummer.

[Meatball Ron]

She is also opposed to the minimum wage.

Like entirely?! I didn't even realize that was a position that existed outside fringe incel libertarian circles. Freakin dingbats.

Or do you just mean the mainstream GOP position, in that she's opposed to raising it?

[Meatball Ron]

Seems like Kristi Noem 2.0. Bummer.

So who's the Billie Sutton to at least make it close?

Sadly unlike in SD there are no sitting D candidates from outside Boise (or Pocatello or Sun Valley) who can run on any sort of credible rural appeal.

Paulette was probably the best we were going to get!

Yeah...also Idaho is redder than South Dakota, and 2022 isn't going to be as Dem-friendly as 2018, sooooo

Any idea why the gubernatorial race was relatively close (<15 points) in the red wave of 2014? Sabato even had the race as "Likely R" on Election Day so there must have been something going on to suggest it was slightly competitive? I know Otter had a tough primary but wondering if there's more to it than that.

[Meatball Ron]

Because this probably does not warrant its own thread, and it promises to be a fun primary race for us Idahoans, this post serves as an overview of the Lt. Governor race. Incumbent Republican Janice McGeachin, as you may know, is running for governor and will not be seeking reelection as Lt. Governor.

My god, I just read up on Priscilla Giddings. She better lose...