Reagan Republicans Blast Campaigns

Item: Political group criticizes school board campaigns: Complaint filed in Cd’A; Post Falls ‘endorsements’ debated /Brian Walker & Maureen Dolan, Coeur d’Alene Press

More Info: A Republican activist group is questioning school board election campaigns in Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene. The Kootenai County Reagan Republicans filed a letter of complaint with the county prosecutor and the sheriff’s office alleging that the Coeur d’Alene Education Association violated several Idaho statutes by offering compensation to candidates running for election to the school board. “Frankly, I’m shocked that no one’s brought this up before,” said Jeff Ward, president of the Reagan Republicans group.

• Also: Read Jeff Ward’s undiluted comments here.

Question: Is this a legitimate concern? Or simply a political tactic by the Reagan Republicans to cause turmoil and boost the candidacies of its candidates?