When C.L. (Butch) Otter first ran for governor in 2006, times were good — and getting better. The state's two-decade-long economic boom was in full swing. Idaho workers were earning 83.5 percent of the national average income and had pulled ahead of their counterparts in eight other states. Candidate Otter's economic prescriptions were vague but simple: Cut taxes, restrain government spending and emphasize output. Attract high-end investors to the state — with prosperity trickling down to the masses. Six years later, how well has that worked out? Judge for yourself. On Otter's watch, Idaho has become the epicenter of the working poor/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. More here.
Question: Why does Otter remain popular?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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