WSJ: Rex Rammell’s Improbable Campaign

The launch of Rex Rammell’s Senate bid didn’t go as planned. The mud pit and the monster trucks were an insurmountable distraction. The would-be supporters were too drunk to think about the election. He quickly gave up hope of even delivering a speech. Before long, the candidate — a Mormon veterinarian who hopes to succeed incumbent Larry Craig, arrested in an airport men’s room as part of a sex-sting operation — gave up on winning votes at the Moyie Mud Bog, a semiannual event that draws motor heads eager to drive through a field of man-made mud. He soon returned to his 39-foot RV for a nap/ T.W. Farnam , Wall Street Journal. More here .

Quotable Quote: “As an independent, it’s yet to be determined if he (Rex Rammell) can gain traction,” Sen. Craig said of Dr. Rammell, who he thinks may become a spoiler for Mr. Risch. “A lot of Republicans are worried about that, as am I” — U.S. Sen. Larry Craig.

Question: Can Rammell attract enough votes away from Repub Lt. Gov. Jim Risch to allow Dem Larry LaRocco win the Idaho U.S. Senate race?