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Little needles Labrador with tweet, web page

This meme was tweeted out Wednesday morning by Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little, needling his newest rival in the 2018 race for Idaho governor, 1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador.
This meme was tweeted out Wednesday morning by Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little, needling his newest rival in the 2018 race for Idaho governor, 1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador.

Now that we’ve got a four-way race for the GOP nomination for governor in 2018, Lt. Gov. Brad Little kicked things off this morning with a website and tweet needling new rival Raul Labrador. The tweet includes an enticing scenic picture of Idaho, with the heading across the middle, “After Years in Washington D.C. WELCOME BACK, RAUL! We can help you find your way around Idaho!”

The tweet links to a page on Little’s website headed, “Welcome Back Congressman Raul Labrador! We know you’ve been away a long time in D.C., so we thought you might find these links helpful.” The links: “Some popular things to do in Idaho,” “Find a place to stay in Idaho,” “Where to eat in Idaho,” and “Idaho local news.”

There’s also a place for people to submit their name and contact information to “Stand with Lt. Gov. Brad Little, a lifelong Idahoan!”

Also notable: This line across the bottom of the page: “Paid for by Brad Little for Idaho, Vicki Risch Treasurer.”

With Labrador’s entry into the 2018 gubernatorial race yesterday, the GOP field vying for the post now includes him, Little, former state Sen. Russ Fulcher and Boise physician and developer Tommy Ahlquist. 



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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