Paper backs Simpson, Crapo
In an endorsement editorial this week, the Twin Falls Times-News backed incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson and U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, both Republicans, in their re-election bids:
Republican Rep. Mike Simpson faces two especially weak challengers on Nov. 8 and will almost certainly win in a landslide. He deserves it.
Simpson has been one of Idaho’s most effective congressmen, working to represent Idahoans across a broad spectrum of issues important to Gem State residents. His bill to protect more than 275,000 acres of the Boulder-White Clouds was finally signed into law this year, an achievement sure to cement Simpson’s legacy in the annals of Idaho political history.
Though Simpson sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee and has routinely voted to advance the GOP’s agenda, he’s been criticized from the far right as being too moderate and labeled a RINO — a Republican in name only. Most recently, he’s come under fire from some in the party for criticizing presidential nominee Donald Trump over his remarks about women.
If anything, we believe Simpson deserves praise — not criticism — for standing by his principles, even when those don’t line up with party policies. More here.
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