Two GOP presidential candidates campaigning in Idaho this week

On the very day that GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is campaigning at two rallies in Idaho - in Coeur d’Alene right now, and in Boise tonight - rival Mitt Romney’s campaign has announced that Romney will appear at a rally Friday in Boise, at Guerdon Enterprises, 5556 S. Federal Way, at 1:30 p.m. That’s right after Romney holds a high-dollar fundraiser at the Grove Hotel, where attendees will pay $2,500 each to attend a VIP reception or $1,000 each for lunch.

Santorum’s rally tonight at 7 at the Capital High School auditorium is free. His Coeur d’Alene event is kicking off now - it started at noon North Idaho time - at the Hagadone Event Center at the Coeur d’Alene Resort golf course. Half an hour ago, S-R reporter Jon Brunt tweeted that the rally was at capacity, and police were turning cars around at the gate.