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    Idaho: Partisanship growing in local elections - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 PST
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    We don’t need, in a local election, people dragging in issues like abortion and gun control and gay marriage and border protection and all those national issues that everyone likes to get up and start beating their chests over ... Local elections are about streets and parks and managing the budget. Full Article at SpokesmanReview.com
    We don’t need, in a local election, people dragging in issues like abortion and gun control and gay marriage and border protection and all those national issues that everyone likes to get up and start beating their chests over ... Local elections are about streets and parks and managing the budget.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
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Idaho: Partisanship growing in local elections - Sat, 07 Nov 2009 PST
  1. The position I’ve taken as chairman, is that’s a matter for the local parties to decide if they want to be involved. … We would never jump in over the top of the local party.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
  2. Then Democrats and Republicans can come forward and endorse and not be punished by their party
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
  3. Idaho’s Republican Party should identify and support the election of Republican candidates to local governments such as city councils and school boards.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
  4. We do not endorse candidates in non-partisan races, but of course we’re encouraging people to get involved in their communities at all levels, and highly skilled people should and do run for city office.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
  5. It was pretty obvious that the challenger to Mr. Kennedy was a Republican, there’s no question about that - I mean, he’s a member of the central committee. That’s why I think we should be open and make this a partisan race.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
  6. But there was an element of the party that supported my opponent, and that element is fairly vocal, in fact extremely vocal ... I’m not too sure it’s healthy for the party.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
  7. It just wasn’t something that they wanted ... Ultimately, I believe it hurt the brand of the Republican name - well, we lost, we lost hard, and we’ve divided our base.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
  8. Party affiliation tends to imply certain values, and it’s best to just be open about it ... I think it’d be fantastic to have primaries for these races.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago
  9. I fall back on the classic statement that there is no Democratic or Republican way to build a street ... A lot of issues that confront city councils have less to do with ideology, and more to do with problem-solving, working on providing basic municipal services and dealing with quality of life issues.
    SOURCE: SpokesmanReview.com 1 month ago

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