Tea Party Boise has set two 2-hour town halls with 1st District Republican nominee Raul Labrador and not invited incumbent Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick. "We've made our choice and we want people to have a chance to ask him some tough questions," said Brendan Smythe, president of the group. "We made the decision based on principles." Tea Party Boise endorsed Labrador over then-favorite Vaughn Ward in the May GOP primary. Had Ward won, Smythe said the group's general election endorsement may have gone to Minnick. "We've been reaching out to him and I have a good relationship with his staff"/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here. (AP file photo for illustrative purposes)

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Question: Are you surprised that Tea Party Boise supported Labrador?