The launch of Rex Rammell's Senate bid didn't go as planned. The mud pit and the monster trucks were an insurmountable distraction. The would-be supporters were too drunk to think about the election. He quickly gave up hope of even delivering a speech. Before long, the candidate -- a Mormon veterinarian who hopes to succeed incumbent Larry Craig, arrested in an airport men's room as part of a sex-sting operation -- gave up on winning votes at the Moyie Mud Bog, a semiannual event that draws motor heads eager to drive through a field of man-made mud. He soon returned to his 39-foot RV for a nap/T.W. Farnam, Wall Street Journal. More here.
Quotable Quote: "As an independent, it's yet to be determined if he (Rex Rammell) can gain traction," Sen. Craig said of Dr. Rammell, who he thinks may become a spoiler for Mr. Risch. "A lot of Republicans are worried about that, as am I" -- U.S. Sen. Larry Craig.
Question: Can Rammell attract enough votes away from Repub Lt. Gov. Jim Risch to allow Dem Larry LaRocco win the Idaho U.S. Senate race?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
as planned. The mud pit and the monster trucks were an insurmountable distraction. The would-be supporters were too drunk to think about the election. He quickly gave up hope of even delivering a speech. Before long, the candidate -- a Mormon veterinarian who hopes to succeed incumbent Larry Craig, arrested in an airport men's room as part of a sex-sting operation -- gave up on winning votes at the Moyie Mud Bog, a semiannual event that draws motor heads eager to drive through a field of man-made mud. He soon returned to his 39-foot RV for a nap/T.W. Farnam, Wall Street Journal. More here.
