Good News: the Republican Establishment Didn't Want Sali to Win

According to the Idaho Statesman, "Sali was one of the Republican nominees the Democrats were rooting for — for the same reason many top Republican elected leaders supported Keith Johnson and Sheila Sorensen. As conservative columnist Robert Novak wrote last week, Sali is "'detested by the state's Republican establishment for reasons of both conservative principle and his lack of personal skills.'"

This is a good sign. Firstly, because the Statesman found it newsworthy. Secondly, because the Democrats were excited about it, and finally, because the 1st Congressional District loves a candidate who is plain-spoken, rough around the edges and disliked by the so-called Republican Establishment.

I recall a crowded primary in 1994 where a plain spoken, belipsticked long-shot beat out all the Establishment favorites for the nomination then went on to trounce incumbent Larry LaRocco in the general election.

Here's to the 1st Congressional District of Idaho!