Jeers To Labrador & Closed Primaries

Jeers … to Congressman Raul Labrador, R-Idaho (pictured). Labrador supported the GOP’s closed primary election. When Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa pointed out the obvious - that more voters stayed home this year because they didn’t want to register with a party - he accused the secretary of state of committing “malpractice.” In this context, malpractice is a loaded word. As Idaho’s chief elections officer, Ysursa is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the franchise. To fling the word malpractice at him implies wrongdoing. Besides, if anybody has the expertise to interpret voting turnout, it’s Ysursa. Before taking office, he worked as a deputy to former Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa. In nearly 40 years, Ysursa has been straight down the line: Anything that promotes turnout, he’s for. Anything that retards it, he’s against/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

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