Letter: Gookin letter appalling

In a letter to the Coeur d’Alene Press editor, John Cross, of Post Falls, blasted Councilman Dan Gookin of Coeur d’Alene for criticizing Republican behavior at a recent Kootenai County Republican Central Committee special meeting. Cross is one of the heavy hitters behind the local Republican scene. Gookin had criticized Republicans for ignoring a man outside the meeting lobbying for expanded Medicaid (an issue Idaho R’s reject with about as much fervor as they do Obamacare): “Thinking back on Councilman Gookin’s career, I wonder if there are CDA citizens who have testified in front of the good councilman who feel they received no sympathy, were ignored, or disrespected. My guess is, you could fill a library room full of them.” Full letter here.

Question: Does this mean that the Gookin is now a man without Republican Party support?