Party affiliation upsets voters

County elections officials heard a clear message from voters in Tuesday’s primary — and it had nothing to do with the candidates. “From the feedback I got from the voters, most of them do not like party affiliation or having to pick a party in order to vote,” said Carrie Phillips, county elections manager. “This in turn makes people not want to get out and vote.” Despite the voter displeasure, however, the overall voter turnout of 22.6 percent was comparable to other non-presidential primaries in recent years, Phillips said. “Usually primaries range from 20 to 25 percent so that number is where I expected it to be,” she said/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .

Question: Will Idaho Republicans ever come to their senses and dump their closed primary?