Stapilus: Sims Likely To Win Sayler Seat

The race for House seat 4B, now held by Democrat George Sayler , maybe ought to have been mentioned here as the House seat most likely to be taken over by the opposing party – by a Republican, Kathy Sims . It was left off because the flip seems so likely, but it will probably mark a change – reducing from two to one the number of Democrats in the Legislature from the Idaho Panhandle/ Randy Stapilus , Ridenbaugh Press. More here .

Question: Do you think that Coeur d’Alene Honda owner Kathy Sims, a Republican who scrapped with the city of Coeur d’Alene for almost a year before admitting campaign finance violations in the 2007 city elections, is a slam-dunk to win retiring state Rep. George Sayler’s seat over Democrat Paula Marano?