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Wild Card/Monday — 2.8.16

During the weekend, I took time to watch a debate on each side of the political divide -- one a re-run of the Democratic debate earlier last week. The Democratic debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton was passionate and informative. The Republican debate Saturday night was a food fight that actually made Donald Trump look somewhat mature. I suspect -- and hope -- that the quality of the Republican debate will improve when the field shrinks to 3 or 4. I'll probably vote in the Idaho Republican Party presidential beauty contest next month because there are 2 or 3 of the also-rans that I can vote for. And I won't let the Idaho GOTP take away my vote (as it has done to too many). I wished there was someone whom I could be excited voting for. Here's your Monday Wild Card ...



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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