MamaJD: I don't know if there were ever a riper time for a third option. There will be some that will support LaRocco now but I doubt it will be the kind of numbers he would like. Many of the die hard conservatives in this state supported Craig not because he was innovative or on fire with great ideas. Many supported Craig because he had become an institution in this state. Larry Craig had been in office forever and he was the Republican candidate. Any other choice for republicans was considered outright sacrilege. Supporting Craig was done out of loyalty to the lockstep of the republican party. Craig offered seniority status for this state but he evolved into the very thing he would criticize often: a Washington DC insider career politician.

CCD: I'll be the first to tell you that Craig's behavior is selfish and self-delusional, and he should have stepped down and gone quietly into the margins as soon as his secret doings over the summer came to light. However, Idaho democrats are smoking high quality crack if they honestly believe this is going to guarantee them a senate seat. Idaho republicans by and large hate what Craig is doing, but they're certainly not going to look at someone like Larry "I'm an average joe like you" LaRocco and say "Hey, maybe this guy is going to represent me and my interests better than Craig did before he was pulled kicking and screaming out of the closet."

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