Idaho GOP ready for Vito challenge

After I tweeted that St. Maries teacher Kathy Kahn plans to challenge state Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, in House District 2, the Idaho GOP tweeted back the image above plus this note: “We look forward to a substantive race on issues pertinent to District 2. We’ll just leave this here (referencing map above). To which I responded via Twitter: “If my Beagle ran as a Republican in District 2 finals, she’d get as many votes as Vito. Anyone with an R after his/her name would.”

DFO: Unfortunately, I have to agree with the Idaho GOP that Vito (or any other Republican nominee from House Legislative District 2) should be an overwhelming favorite in the general election against a Democrat. Still, it’ll be nice to have a candidate — especially a female candidate who knows you can’t conduct a female exam by swallowing a camera pill — holding him accountable for two more years of underwhelming representation.