Idaho Dems simply are not of the hard left persuasion. Certainly no Dem that runs for office is left of moderate. In most cases, Idaho Dem values are in line with what people in Idaho want. Gun ownership, fine. Death penalty, fine. Fiscal responsibility, check. Middle-class tax relief, check. Granted, Dem values vary from what the hard right want, but not so much from moderate Rs. My point is that Idahoans just aren't paying attention to who they're voting for. They just assume R=good, D=bad. Idaho Dems need some re-branding campaign to get people to take a look, and until such time virtually noting they do will influence Idaho voters/IdaBlue. More here.

Question: IdaBlue makes a good point that most Idaho Independents really are straight-ticket Republicans who don't want to admit it. Do you agree?

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