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‘Underdog’ Lt Gov Little to run for governor

Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little (Betsy Russell)
Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little (Betsy Russell)

Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little says he’s filing the paperwork today to form a campaign committee to run for governor in 2018. Little, the first candidate officially in the race – current Gov. Butch Otter isn’t running again after his third term – told the Idaho Statesman, “I fully expect to be the underdog.” Other Republicans who have been talked up as possible contenders include 1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador, who’s now seeking a fourth two-year term in the U.S. House; former Sen. Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, who unsuccessfully challenged Otter in the 2014 GOP primary; and possibly longtime Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.  “I fully expect to be the underdog,” Little told Statesman reporter Bill Dentzer. He cited the relatively low profile of his current office as a reason to launch his bid early/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Do you think someone of Little's pedigree would be an underdog in the 2018 gubernatorial race?



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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