Tea Party vs Palin in Idaho House GOP primary, and Tea Party won
BOISE, Idaho — State Rep. Raul Labrador defeated Vaughn Ward in western Idaho’s 1st Congressional District and punched his ticket to face incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick in November.
“My friends, the key to our renewal is liberty,” Labrador told a cheering crowd at GOP headquarters in Garden City shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday. “The answer to Obamaism is liberty.”
Ward, a Marine reservist and a first-time candidate, had a 6-to-1 money edge and the backing of the Idaho and national GOP hierarchy. Ward was a commanding presence on TV, while Labrador ran only a smattering of radio spots in the final two weeks. Both are from Eagle.
The House race grabbed national attention in the final days after Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate, came to Boise Friday to rally for Ward, who was the Nevada state director of the McCain-Palin campaign.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com
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