Poll: No Consensus On Idaho’s Future

Idaho’s economy remains far from robust, and based on the findings of two new surveys of Idaho voters and business leaders there is no consensus about how to get the state on better economic footing. Gallatin Public Affairs and our research partner GS Strategy Group recently teamed with the Idaho Business Review to conduct a major, statewide public opinion poll, as well as a separate survey of IBR subscriber companies.  … “When we embarked on this research project, we were hoping to identify specific policies with broad public support that could be useful to jumpstarting Idaho’s economy,” said Marc C. Johnson, a partner at Gallatin Public Affairs. “What we found instead is a deeply divided state without clear consensus about the future direction of the economy”/ Isaac N. Squyres , Idaho Business Review. More here.

Question: Why is there such a lack of consensus in Idaho between business leaders and the electorate?