Trib: More Closed Primary Victims

Marty Trillhaase/Lewiston Tribune sends JEERS … to former Sen. Rod Beck, R-Boise, who pushed and poked until Idaho closed its GOP primary to anyone who wasn’t willing to publicly declare his affiliation with the Republican Party. His latest victims: The 65 men and women who work for the Idaho Legislative Services Office. They work with Republicans and Democrats. Beck’s handiwork boxed them in. Vote and they undermine their independence. Don’t vote and they miss the election that counts in a one-party state. So most of them, including Director Jeff Youtz, are voluntarily abstaining. Don’t get the wrong idea: Youtz isn’t whining. But in this environment, even not voting can be taken the wrong way. Better to explain lest someone draw the wrong conclusions. More here .

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