HBO Poll: Dems Invade North Idaho

Even Republicans can hear the blues this weekend. The Democratic National Committee’s Western Regional Conference will take place today through Sunday at the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort and Hotel. This is the first time Democratic delegates from across the 13 western states have congregated in Idaho, said Julie Fanselow, communications director for the Idaho Democratic Party. And the location selection was no accident. “The whole American West, the Mountain West especially, is starting to fill out more Democratic over the last few election cycles, but Idaho is just on the tipping point,” Fanselow said, pointing out that the Gem State has yet to catch up with the number of Democratic officials elected in Colorado or Montana. “So the DNC looks at Idaho and thinks, ‘Maybe by meeting in Idaho we can nudge it more into that Democratic column’”/ Alecia Warren , CdA Press. More here .