Update: Huckleberries Hears …

… That Demo congressional wannabe Walt Minnick met privately last week with two groups of KootCo Repubs who were looking for an alternative to conservative Bill Sali. About 35 Repub muckety-mucks met with Minnick in the gated community of Forest Hills Tuesday. Another 10 or so Repub women met with Minnick at former Demo CChairwoman Bev Moss’s home Thursday. A Repub Berry Picker reports on the second meeting: “Walt spoke for a few minutes and came across as very normal and informed rather than the usual far-right rhetoric you get from local republicans. I was very impressed with his praise of Idaho legislators and that he hopes to work with Simpson, and Crapo and Craig. He vowed to put aside partisan politics and work across the aisle to effect change for Idaho. I was impressed with how moderate he is. In order to beat Sali he will need the moderate republican vote. I think he can get it.” Some of the R’s have OK’d their name being put on Republicans for Minnick campaign ads.