Dueling endorsements in primary race
Vaughn Ward, the decorated Iraq war veteran and former McCain-Palin campaign official, and Ken Roberts, the Idaho House majority caucus chairman from Donnelly, are announcing dueling endorsements in their face-off for a shot at challenging 1st District Congressman Walt Minnick. Ward today announced the endorsement of Brad Corkill, chairman of the Kootenai County Republican Party. "I believe Vaughn has the moral, ethical, and conservative values that will lead our country back to prosperity," Corkill said in a Ward press release. Yesterday, Roberts announced the endorsement of Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa, a 2nd-term state representative. "Ken will make sure Idaho families and small businesses have a strong conservative voice in Congress," Crane said in a Roberts press release.
Roberts has been toting up endorsements from fellow state legislators; so far, he's tallied 29. Ward early on secured the endorsement of Sen. John McCain, and last month brought Sarah Palin's dad and father-in-law to Idaho to stump for him. Also in the race is retired physician Allan Salzberg of Boise. You can read Roberts' latest endorsement press release here, and Ward's here.