Idaho Republican Party Chairman Steve Yates struck an optimistic tone as he announced the state party convention, which is set for June 2-4 at the Idaho Center in Nampa.

“This convention will serve to unite and launch the party into the 2016 general election from a position of strength,” Yates said. “A lot of hard work has gone into ensuring that this convention runs smoothly, and I’m excited to be working with Republicans from across the state as we unite our party.”

That would be a big change from the state party’s last convention in 2014 in Moscow, which was an unmitigated disaster – it ended in disarray without electing a chairman, setting a platform or doing any of its scheduled business, amid intra-party squabbles.  Betsy Russell, SR

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