Sandpoint Robo-calls under scrutiny

A racist robocall is hijacking the discussion surrounding Sandpoint’s mayoral race, but no one has publicly claimed responsibility for the ad — and that might be at odds with the state’s campaign finance laws. The Sandpoint Reader reports the robocall went out earlier this week. In the call, a voice mocks candidate Shelby Rognstad’s name and says Rognstad wants to bring “undesireables” to Sandpoint. It also calls Ferguson, Missouri a “violent jungle” filled with “primitive destroyers,” an apparent reference to protests and racial tensions in the city last year. (You’ve really got to hear it for yourself. Here’s a link and full transcript, courtesy of Better Idaho. ) So who’s responsible? Candidate Mose Dunkel condemned the call on his campaign Facebook page. “I have nothing to do with it and honestly i’m sad that a small town campaign would generate this,” Dunkel wrote on Tuesday/ Melissa Davlin , Idaho Reports. More here.