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Nov. 8, many Idaho Democrats found
consolation for their party’s losses at home in victories across the nation. Now, they can take hope from the post-election statement of intent from one of their Election Day also-rans: Larry Grant says he probably will run again for the 1st District seat in the U.S. House. Grant, the former Micron corporate counsel and vice president, knows better than to attribute his loss to Republican legislator Bill Sali to Democrats’ inability to get elected in Idaho. If other Idaho Democrats had thought that after initial losses, the state would have been deprived of the service of Cecil Andrus, Frank Church, Larry LaRocco and several other of the party’s stars. The plain fact is that Democrats can win in Idaho, but they don’t often do it the first time around. Grant as much as says that in his analysis of his race against Sali. “Folks keep asking, ‘What did we do wrong?’ ” the Fruitland retiree asks. “And I tell them we didn’t do anything wrong; we did everything right. We started with an unknown candidate in a tough district and got 45 percent of the vote” —
Tom Henderson
/Lewiston Tribune.
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Most Democrats may consider another run: Brady says he’s tried, finished with politics/Associated Press.
Question: Did Democrats like Larry Grant, Jerry Brady and Larry LaRocco accomplish anything by their runs for office this year?