How to deal with road block Labrador
The distance separating Washington 4th District Congressman Dan Newhouse and Idaho 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador is about as wide as the schism now pulling the U.S. House Republican majority apart. Labrador, of course, is a ringleader within the House Freedom Caucus. Estimated at between 35 and 40 members, the group of hard-line conservatives has already claimed the political scalps of House Speaker John Boehner and his would-be successor, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Although the GOP has a 247-seat majority, no speaker can be elected without 218 Republicans — and that’s a mathematical impossibility as long as Labrador’s bloc holds out. By contrast, Newhouse is among about 40 House Republicans — including Idaho 2nd District Congressman Mike Simpson - who have joined with House Democrats to force a vote to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .
Question: Do you think Idaho would benefit by a top-two system that would trump the GOP’s closed-primary system?
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