Jun 30, 2008Young Democrats active again
By Diana M. Painter
The Idaho Young Democrats held a caucus meeting Thursday June 12, 2008 at the Idaho Democratic Convention in Boise. Matt Kopydlowski organized the caucus in just a few weeks. Honestly, when he came up with this idea, I was scared. I’ve been to statewide young Dems meetings...
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Jun 24, 2008Idaho Democrats Elect a New Executive Committee
At the 2008 Idaho Democratic Convention, the elected leaders of the party – county chairs, state committeemen and state committeewomen and legislative chairs – met and elected 12 of the 23 members of the Idaho Democratic Party Executive Committee. They renewed their commitment to help strengthen...
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Jun 24, 2008House Parties – fun, grassroots way to raise funds
A well-run house party can add excitement to a campaign and is an easy way to meet new people and encourage them to invest their time and money. Republicans prefer big dollar events where lobbyists, corporations and PACs improve their access to the candidate while funding their campaign.
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Jun 20, 2008State helped GOP lawmakers get to party convention
BOISE – Four Republican legislators from southern Idaho didn’t have to pay their own airfares to attend the recent state GOP convention in Sandpoint, because they attended a legislative meeting in North Idaho that conveniently concluded the day before the conventio
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Jun 20, 2008IDP initiates blogger summit (OK, cocktails at Bardenay will do!)
BOISE, Idaho -- While most convention goers were out hitting the town for a Taste of Boise last Friday night, Idaho State Democratic Party Chairman Keith Roark met for refreshments with an handful of Idaho's increasingly important new media communicators.
Roark and IDP Communications Director...
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Jun 20, 2008Post-Convention Remarks by Chairman Roark
By R. Keith Roark Idaho State Democratic Party Chairman As I looked out from the convention podium last Saturday
onto the hundreds of bright and eager faces our convention delegates I truly
had to choke back my emotion. I was
looking at hundreds of faces that formed a single face –...
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Jun 18, 2008Idaho Race Gets Personal
The launch of Rex Rammell's Senate bid didn't go as planned. The mud pit and the monster trucks were an insurmountable distraction. The would-be supporters were too drunk to think about the election. He quickly gave up hope of even delivering a speech.
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Jun 14, 2008Idaho Delegate Selection Results
Here are the results of the convention election for delegates to the national convention in Denver in August:
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Jun 7, 2008Tax Commission Inquiry
In the past few days, a whistleblower report by a state employee has made serious charges against the Idaho Tax Commission.
First of all, the Idaho Tax Commission is comprised of both Republican and Democratic appointees, as required by law.
The report comes from an auditor who has worked...
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May 30, 2008Primary Election Postmortem
By Chuck Oxley
I just want to give you a few humble observations from my vantage point as communications director here at the Idaho Democratic Party. Jim Hansen, your new executive director, and I have been having some good water-cooler conversations about what information we can learn from...
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Jun 25, 2008Democrats will continue to find partners for conservation
With summer in full swing, Idahoans are outside and enjoying all the natural beauty state has to offer, even if skyrocketing gasoline prices mean they have to stay closer to home.
Almost anywhere in Idaho, you don’t have to drive through pastoral family farm and ranch country on the way to a...
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Rural Issues
Jun 7, 2008Minnick Campaign: Sali voted against rural Idaho
Bill Sali today voted against a bill providing critical funding for schools, law-enforcement agencies and local governments in rural Idaho counties, which now face potential financial ruin.
"The people of Idaho sent Bill Sali to Washington to represent their interests," said John Foster,...
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