Sandpoint Robo-calls under scrutiny
A racist robocall is hijacking the discussion surrounding Sandpoint’s mayoral race, but no one has publicly claimed responsibility for the ad -- and that might be at odds with the state's campaign finance laws. The Sandpoint Reader reports the robocall went out earlier this week. In the call, a voice mocks candidate Shelby Rognstad’s name and says Rognstad wants to bring "undesireables" to Sandpoint. It also calls Ferguson, Missouri a “violent jungle” filled with “primitive destroyers,” an apparent reference to protests and racial tensions in the city last year. (You’ve really got to hear it for yourself. Here’s a link and full transcript, courtesy of Better Idaho.) So who’s responsible? Candidate Mose Dunkel condemned the call on his campaign Facebook page. “I have nothing to do with it and honestly i'm sad that a small town campaign would generate this,” Dunkel wrote on Tuesday/Melissa Davlin, Idaho Reports. More here.