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Zito Challenges Kennedy Fliers

If you wondered where Vinny Zito went after he checked in here to counter Mike Kennedy's campaign ad Thursday morning, you should check out OpenCDA.com. At the top of the page Saturday night, Zito is pictured with his arm around Jim Brannon and denies everything about Kennedy's flier except the statement that Kennedy is running against Brannon. He claims, for example, that he's the "lowest monetary donor" to Brannon's campaign. Which is correct, if you're discussing just cash. But he has contributed $500 worth of office space (originally entered as $2,500 as in-kind donation in Brannon's campaign finance report) to the campaign. Which Idaho law considers to be the same as money when donations are totaled up. Basically, Zito challenged almost everything in Kennedy's flier. You can read all about it here.

Question: What do you make of Vinny Zito's response to Mike Kennedy's flier?




D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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