What’s Wrong With Idaho Politics?

At the Better Idaho blog, managing director Derek Farr comments: “Have you ever been asked, What’s wrong with Idaho’s politics?’ I have. It’s a question I’ve heard from out-of-state friends as well as life-long Idaho residents. It usually references the state’s perpetual political shift to the right. It’s not uncommon for this shift to be explained by Californication. In other words, it has been caused by conservatives from California moving to Idaho in search of an anti-government utopia. The political diaspora has brought to Idaho people like Ralph Lillig, the ex-Orange County cop who fought an anti-discrimination law in Pocatello as if his life depended on it. But it’s also fueled a self perpetuating cycle where mistrust of the government is continually validated.” More here .

Question: Has an out-of-state friend ever asked you: “What’s wrong with Idaho government?”