HBO Interviews Reagan R’s Jeff Ward

DFO: What’s your reaction to the outcome of the Coeur d’Alene & Post Falls races?

Jeff Ward /Reagan Republicans: In Post Falls, we’re happy that Betty Henderson got elected. Our endorsement didn’t have much influence because she was such a good candidate. We had a lot of effect in the Coeur d’Alene races. We came in late. We endorsed Jim Brannon and Betty Henderson. We were a month out. Brannon had not really had the apparatus in place to run a strong race. In terms of money, he was way behind. In terms of volunteers, it was slow. We felt we could have an impact in the race. Jim Brannon got more votes than any other challenger in Coeur d’Alene city history. The strategy of partisanizing race was effective in dramatically increasing turnout. Jim’s much further along than he would be if we hadn’t gotten involved.

Full interview here

Question: How much impact did the Reagan Republicans have in the Coeur d’Alene City Council races?