Ron Vieselmeyer, a current North Idaho College trustee and a former legislator, called to ask if I'd posted that he entered the House District 2B race to help state Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, get re-elected. Ron said he'd been told second or third hand that I had. I assured him that I hadn't, although I did consider it strange that he jumped into a five-candidate race and that Hart would probably survive the GOPrimary as a result. Vieselmeyer responded that he entered the race because he thought Hart wasn't going to run for re-election. Both men filed Friday, I believe. I wished Ron hadn't gotten involved in the race because he will pull votes from others. Ditto for Jeri DeLange and Fritz Wiedenhoff. I wanted Ed Morse to take Hart on, mano a mano -- so there would be no winning with a plurality of 35 percent or so. Morse would beat Hart straight up. Hart's Far Right troops are passionate. He has his cut of the vote locked in. Meanwhile, Vieselmeyer, DeLange and Wiedenhoff will be tripping all over themselves and Morse trying to get traction to beat the Artful Tax Dodger. Vieselmeyer is one of the most honest men I know. He's to be believed when he says he's not on Hart's team. However, his candidacy will help Hart by further splitting the vote. Isn't the purpose here to make Phil Hart a former Idaho legislator? -- DFO

Question: Who would you like to see drop out of the House District 2B race?