The Politics Of The Pratfall

At IdahoED NEWS, Kevin Richert tries to put the pratfalls by GOP superintendent of schools candidate Sherri Ybarra into perspective: “A sporadic voting record . Overstated claims about political endorsements . New revelations about her academic credentials . Questions about her divorce and remarriage . A flap o ver wording lifted from an opponent’s campaign website. Sherri Ybarra’s campaign has demonstrated a knack for making headlines — few of them good. The Republican state superintendent’s candidate has become the talk of Idaho political circles, with critics questioning her honesty and her ethics. But will these blunders affect the outcome in just eight days? ‘It becomes a pattern and I think that’s a big issue,’” said Jasper LiCalzi, a professor of political economy at the College of Idaho in Caldwell. More here. (IdahoED NEWS photo at IPTV debate Oct. 21)

Question: Is any of this registering with the voters?