Christa: Yes, Herb, I Am A Republican
In a recent conversation with Christa Hazel, (Bay Views) remarked, "I would ask your party affiliation but then this (Coeur d'Alene School Board) is a non-partisan office, isn't it." This was her reply:
"I have always been Republican. Rumors to the contrary are false. I served as a constituent representative for
Sen. Dirk Kempthorne while a student at NIC. I also was a volunteer campaign coordinator for Phill Batt for Latah County (I was a Kootenai County resident) while I attended the University of Idaho. I assisted Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth's campaign. I helped organize a fundraiser for Butch Otter's campaign for Lt. governor. In 1994, I briefly filed as a candidate against Rep. Tom Dorr but withdrew after I was accepted to law school. I had been recruited by Kootenai GOP Grand Dame Ruthie Johnson"/Herb Huseland, Bay Views. More here.
Question: Soon, the small-tent Republicans who are pushing ideologues for nonpartisan offices will begin insisting that their candidates are the purist Republicans of them all. How should a candidate on the other side of the propaganda react to charges that s/he isn't Republican enough? Or should they?
