Labrador trips out of the blocks

(Tuesday) marked a bit of an odd start to a bid for governor that Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador has pondered for years, coming as he’s in the midst of a national swirl of negative publicity over his recent comment that “nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” You can read my full story here at spokesman.com.

“He’s getting a lot of unfavorable exposure nationally, in so many different media outlets,” said Jim Weatherby, Boise State University emeritus professor and longtime observer of Idaho politics. “This is not an auspicious time for him to make any public announcement, whether he planned to or not.”

However, Weatherby said, “He must feel a need to get on with other aspects of the campaign in terms of organizing support, contacting donors and seeking endorsements before a lot of those might be boxed out by some of the other candidates who are active in the field and have been for some time”/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.