Handeen’s Precinct 52 Seeks Unity

Chairman Neil Oliver of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee checks his notes during a speech to Bjorn Handeen’s Precinct 52 Republicans at IHOP Thursday. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen)

Kootenai County Republican Central Committeeman Bjorn Handeen held his first Precinct 52 meeting Thursday with KCRCC Chairman Neil Oliver as the keynote speaker. Handeen opened the meeting, which attracted 22 people and handful of children, with a plea for all Republicans to unite. “I see many friends in the crowd, and I see many people who might not yet want to be described by me as a friend,” he said. “But I am hoping today that we can look at each other with new eyes and set aside our differences.” He told the group that it is time for party members to try and discover issues they can work together on with the same “resolve and single-mindedness” that they used to exploit their differences in the past/ Jeff Selle , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .

Question: I’m trying to get my head around the notion that Handeen wants to help bring unity to the local GOTP but he schedules his meetings at the same time that the Reagan Republicans do. What’s up with that?