As of today, there remains only two weeks until election day in the city of Coeur d'Alene. Except for yard signs and an occasional candidates' forum, there doesn't seem to be much going on out there. Even key City Hall and political sources can't figure out what's going on. I can't imagine that challengers Dan Gookin and his sympathizers are going quietly into the night, after a year of trying to make the Lake City Development Corp. into the pivotal issue in the fall campaigns. So what gives?

*The yet-to-be-disclosed opposition ticket plans to hit hard and hit late, as part of a partisan strategy one or two challengers learned back East.
*Polling by challengers shows the upset bid is hopeless.
*Most candidates don't have enough money to be heard above the fray.
*Spencer hasn't written his direct-mail, anti-incumbent letter yet.
*An 11th-hour surprise is coming.
*Other.

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