[Vision2020] Barack Obama In Democratic Ada County Idaho

[Ted Moffett]

Tom et. al.

Idaho is a solidly Republican state, but Boise, where Barack Obama spoke, is
not Republican...Governors Kempthorne and Otter lost Ada (Boise) county
to Democrat Brady in 2002 and 06.

Nor is Moscow the most "progressive" city in Idaho, in my opinion.  Boise's
north side is more progressive than Moscow, having elected the only openly
gay member of the Idaho legislature.  Do you think the Moscow area could
pull this off?  Need I point out the large anti-gay voting block in our
area?:

News story on a recent attempt by Idaho legislators to protect gays from
discrimination:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/story/273586.html

In one of the early surprises of the 2008 legislative session, a Senate
committee voted Monday to introduce a bill to protect gays and lesbians from
discrimination.

Just as quickly, the bill could be dead. Maybe not a surprise, but a
disappointment anyway.
He said he's discussed the issue with Boise Democratic Rep. Nicole LeFavour,
the Legislature's only openly gay lawmaker, who supports the bill.
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Democrat Brady won Ada county (Boise)*,* in both 2002 and 2006, against
Republicans Kempthorne and Otter.  The margin in 2006 was Brady 51% to
Otter's 45%:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2002/pages/states/ID/G/00/county.000.html

http://www.adaweb.net/Elections/ETNETCUM.HTM

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Here is an article on Boise's Democratic party orientation shift:

http://www.boiseweekly.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A213805

"Ada County and Boise have become increasingly urban," Werk said. "Democrats
are very attuned to urban issues."
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