Can Sanders surge revive Idaho D’s?

In his editorial today, Opinion Editor Randy Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments:

When 18,000 Bernie Sanders supporters swamped Idaho’s Democratic presidential caucuses more than a year ago, it raised these questions:

Was the outpouring of political energy going to be momentary or transformative? Would the thousands of people who waited in lines stay involved? Where was the commitment behind this movement?

To find out, you won’t have to wait too much longer.

As the Tribune’s William L. Spence observed Friday, the dearth of Democratic candidates for major state and congressional offices almost suggests next year’s general election campaign ended before it even began. More here.