Edit: Luna Among Election ‘Winners’

At the Lewiston Tribune, editorial writer Marty Trillhaase declares outgoing Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna to be one of the winners in the 4 election: “The drubbing Luna’s school overhaul package took in the 2012 election made him so politically toxic he chose not to seek re-election and instead will go to work for a nonprofit. But as political scientist Jim Weatherby observed on the Nov. 7 broadcast of “Idaho Reports,” the election of Republican Sherri Ybarra as his successor means Democrat Jana Jones will not be able to scrutinize how Luna managed the state education department for the last eight years. And given Ybarra’s endless string of gaffes - including failing to vote in most elections, plagiarizing Jones’ website, misrepresenting her marital history and education credentials - it’s a good bet that she will make Luna look better by comparison.” More winners and losers here.