Idaho Blogs: GOP More In Control

If (Tuesday’s) election in Idaho had been a Little League baseball game, it would have been called on account of the ten run rule. …  As elections go, this one was a tidal wave. The huge Republican majorities in the Idaho Legislature will soon enough face big challenges, including more budget cutting - potentially including education and social services - but the GOP and Gov. Butch Otter can bask, for a while at least, in the sure knowledge that voters were in no mood to punish them for historic cuts in school spending or for presiding over a still struggling economy. Quite the contrary, Idaho Republicans seem more dominate than ever against a dispirited, disorganized opposition/ Marc Johnson , The Johnson Post. More here . (AP/Idaho Press-Tribune Photo by Greg Kreller: U.S. Congressman-elect Raul Labrador and his wife Rebecca.)

• How sweet it is , and: Results roundup /Adam’s Blog
• Labrador: The secret to his come-from-behind victory /Dennis Mansfield
• Robo-R, it’s like whack-a-mole /43rd State Blues
• Idaho Supremes kick mega-loads down the road /Idaho Conservative League
• Idaho elections: A reaction roundup /Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman
• Election Day: Walt Minnick is going to lose tonight /MountainGoat Report
• Ballot messages /Randy Stapilus, Ridenbaugh Press
• Idaho & Obama Asia missions raise questions re: government role /Rocky Barker
  

Question: Which wing is going to win the struggle for supremacy among Idaho Republicans — Tea Party or moderates?