Idaho Republicans are looking to make hay from a prominent pundit's forecast that the GOP will reclaim the House. If Republicans take control of the House, 1st District Democrat Walt
Minnick would become "the least powerful congressman on Capitol Hill,"
Idaho GOP victory director Phil Hardy said in a statement today. Republican challenger Raul Labrador, meanwhile, would be a prominent
newcomer in a GOP House, says Hardy. "He would be one of the few
Republican Hispanics in Congress outside of Florida, in a party
desperately seeking to attract Hispanic voters. His occupation and
ethnicity makes him an ideal spokesman for the party on one of the
hottest issues in America — immigration"/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. More here.
Question: What will become of Congressman Walt Minnick, if he wins re-election and the Republicans take over the U.S. House?
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.