Ward Or Roberts To Face Minnick?

First choice seemed to be Roberts, who in general appears to be more the establishment candidate - he certainly has very strong support from the Republican legislative community, and presumably much of its web of support around the district and beyond. And Roberts is an experienced candidate; and running for office is a different thing than simply observing or even helping. But Ward has been doing well too, raising money, probably making more headlines than Roberts (owing in part to participation from the extended Sarah Palin family) and pulling in some strong staff. Viewed externally, the campaigns seem at present to be fairly closely matched. And any major philosophical or policy differences between them, which might emerge, aren’t obvious yet. Both will call themselves strong conservatives, within the usual Idaho meaning of the term/ Randy Stapilus , Ridenbaugh Press. More here .

Question: Do you agree with Randy Stapilus that the 1st Congressional District GOP primary race will be between Roberts and Ward? Or will someone else take the nomination away from them? Who do you favor?