GOP Rep. Labrador Files To Run For Idaho Governor

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By MATT SHUHAM Published MAY 9, 2017 1:24 PM

Conservative Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) filed paperwork to run for governor of Idaho Tuesday, releasing a short statement that appeared to preface a formal announcement of his 2018 candidacy.

“Idaho needs a proven conservative leader who will stand against the special interests and politicians that have picked the winners and losers in our state Capitol for too long,” he said in a statement published by the Spokesman-Review. “Idaho needs a strong leader who will make government fair for everyone. Idaho needs a governor who will provide a new vision, a new approach and new leadership.”

Labrador was at the blunt end of an angry town hall on Friday after he said that “nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.”

He was responding to a constituent who asked him about the proposed $880 billion cut to Medicaid in Republicans health bill, the most recent version of which Labrador supported in the House of Representatives.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/raul-labrador-files-run-for-governor

[Beartracks]

1. Hey, Republicans: Rich people ARE a special interest group!

Stop voting for tools who would sell your healthcare down the river to give a huge tax break to rich people.

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[cannabis_flower]

2. Oh goody. Maybe..

The rest of the country will be rid of him.

[n2doc]

3. So fucking generic

God, they say the same crap each and every time. And people keep falling for it.

[world wide wally]

4. I would say he's a shoe-in with a slogan like

“nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.”

They're not too proud in that part of the country.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Here is how Idaho

politics moves,if you are or are connected to the Simplot Family,then you get to run for Governor or any other office.

[jmowreader]

6. A snowball has a greater chance in hell

First, this is what the Democrats did to him in Coeur d'Alene the night of his healthcare/death disaster: http://www.cdapress.com/article/20170506/ARTICLE/170509864http://www.cdapress.com/article/20170506/ARTICLE/170509864

The Utne Reader Condensed Version: The local Democratic Party - yes, we have one and it's pretty good - printed up a big stack of cards. One side was in green and had the word "Moral" on it; the other was red with "Immoral" imprinted. Most of the people who attended took one - including Republicans and Independents. When this dog of a congressman said something the crowd didn't like, they held up the red side for him to see. He saw a LOT of red that night.

This is the CDA Press's story on his announcement:
http://www.cdapress.com/article/20170509/ARTICLE/170509813

There are, so far, four people seeking the Republican nomination: Labrador; Brad Little, the current lite gov; Tommy Ahlquist, an emergency room physician who became one of the biggest housing developers in Southern Idaho; and Russ Fulcher, a former state senator who currently sells real estate. Of the four, the most likely choice is Little.

[Lheurch]

7. How disappointing

I clicked on this link expecting to read that a dog was running for governor.