Dems: Education Is Winning Issue

There is optimism among local Democrats, and they feel education is going to be a winning issue for their party in upcoming elections. Assembled Wednesday night at the Kootenai County Democratic Club’s “Spring Forth” fundraising event at the Lake City Center, candidates and party leaders said the Republican domination of recent years has likely run its course. “There is a feeling now in both groups, Democrats and Republicans, that something is afoot to re-centralize the situation,” said Patrick Lippert, president of the county’s Democratic Club. “We feel better about the general situation than we have.” He said re-balancing the politics of the state is priority No. 1/ David Cole , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here. (Coeur d’Alene Press photo by Gabe Green: Legislative candidate Cheryl Stransky listens to governor candidate A.J. Balukoff)

Question: Is this the year that the Idaho Democrats begin returning from the wilderness?