Monday, October 26, 2026
44.0°F

OTTER: A word to the winner

| November 9, 2014 8:00 PM

This is an email that I sent to Governor Otter on Wednesday morning. If you agree you should consider sending him an email also so that he understands what we expect from him.

Dear Governor Otter,

I know you are celebrating right now but you need to understand that although we re-elected you, many Idahoans are not happy with you right now. You won this election because we had to vote for you to keep an even more liberal democrat out of the seat, not because you are a great governor. We want a badass governor that has the backbone to stand up for Idaho against the federal government.

At a fundraiser at Templin’s in Post Falls you told a group of 300 people that you would go to prison before you would allow Obamacare into our state?! If something is bad for our state you don’t climb into bed with it EVEN if there are negative consequences to standing firm. You should have let the Feds set up the exchange in Idaho and then lead us in the fight to nullify Obamacare in our state. This email is not meant as criticism, it is meant to let you know how we feel so that you can be a better governor.

MARY WHITE

Rathdrum