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HBO’s 5 Questions … w/Phil Hardy

Posted by DFO
July 22, 2010 11:14 a.m.  •  31 comments
  • DFO: What exactly is the Idaho Republican Victory 2010 campaign about?
  • Phil Hardy (Idaho Republican Victory 2010 director): The word “Victory” campaign is a designation Republican Party uses every campaign. We haven’t had a victory campaign with staff here before. Victory and Idaho Republican Party is synonymous.
  • DFO: Are you focusing on a specific race?
  • Phil Hardy: Absolutely, it’s the 1st Congressional District race.
  • DFO: At this point, that race for Republicans seems like an uphill battle?
  • Phil Hardy: I think that’s the general impression for those who don’t necessarily follow politics that closely. This is such a solidly Republican district that we feel once we let voters know who real Republican is, we’ll have very few people to convince to vote for Raul Labrador. Rather, it’ll always be an uphill battle for Democrat to win 1st Congressional District.
  • DFO: What do you make of the $1M advantage Walt Minnick has in terms of warchests?
  • Phil Hardy: I have this vision in my head that the people of this district have been so well educated that a vote for Walt Minnick is a vote for Nancy Pelosi. That every time (Minnick) runs a TV ad for himself, it’s going to remind voters that they need to vote for Raul Labrador.
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