Oct 29 2006
Endorsement Sunday: on Sali
Of the 1st district Idaho daily newspapers which endorse, we correctly estimated that Democrat Larry Grant either might sweep the endorsements over Republican Bill Sali, or all but one. (One more is yet to come in this race.)
The paper we were thinking might go for Sali was the Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, considering its usually very conservative editorial stands.
Not this time. Their editorial today is the thoroughgoing and powerful – and skillful – editorial blast against Sali we’ve seen all year. “Skillful” is added in because it did what is tough to do: It explains clearly why, though the candidate may be acceptable philosophically, he is unsuited for the job he seeks. It does so in fair and reasoned terms. Emanating from a solidly conservative editorial board, it has some chance of being taken more than usually seriously by conservative voters.
UPDATE: Corrected for prematurity; we had understood an endorsement had been made, which hadn’t.
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