Idaho Blogs: DCCC Gives $349,000 To Minnick

And in the Idaho 1st, where Republican Bill Sali’s financial situation has been surprisingly bad (weak fundraising, slow debt payoff, still-high debt from the last campaign, difficulty getting proper reporting done), the national Democrats weighed in too. Democrat Walt Minnick has had solid fundraising (he ended the last quarter nearly doubling Sali’s cash of hand, and Sali’s debt amounted to about half of the cash on him). To that, the DCCC has added $349,000 for media, which at the moment would mean that Minnick has an unencumbered $800,000 or so, while Sali has an unencumbered (debt-free) $125,000 or so. It makes for a hell of a disparity/ Randy Stapilus . More here .

* Guilt by association /Political Game
* Sali says no to the UN /Adam’s Blog
* Harry McTruman & Barack O’Dewey /Dennis Mansfield
* Popkey: ‘Extreme’ means conservative /IVA
* Idaho’s Teflon congressman /Kevin Richert
* A compromise for open carry /Unequivocal Notion
* Is Tamarack finally down for the count? /Left Side of the Moon

Question: In terms of percentages — 51% to 49%, for example, how would you rate Walt Minnick’s chances of unseating Congressman Bill Sali?