Remarks About Hunting Tags For President Obama Good For Campaign, Says Idaho Politician [View All]

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Source: Associated Press

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell says his remarks about buying hunting tags for President Barack Obama have been a boon to his campaign.

The former elk rancher also blames Democrats and the media for overblowing his comment and being too defensive.

Rammell tells the Rexburg Standard Journal that the problem with Democrats is they can't take a joke.

But neither can some of Idaho's top Republicans.

Last week, Idaho's Republican governor and congressional leaders condemned Rammell for his response at a political rally when someone shouted a question about "Obama tags" during a discussion about Idaho's wolf hunt. Rammell responded: "The Obama tags? We'd buy some of those."

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