OPINION: Conventional wisdom
Regan
The Idaho Republican Convention happened last weekend, and it was a success in multiple ways. The three-day event began with committee meetings held at The Coeur d’Alene Resort and ended with a General Session at NIC’s Schuler Auditorium. The NIC catering staff supplied a delicious lunch for 750 people on both Friday and Saturday. Friday night was the Idaho Republican Gala Dinner at The Resort Convention Center with speeches by Dorothy Moon, Raul Labrador, Bill Whittle and a keynote address by Kari Lake.
Most importantly, it was a success in that the grassroots of the Republican Party successfully defended against a well-funded and coordinated assault by the group calling themselves the Gem State Conservatives. GSC was founded by former chairmen Trent Clark and Tom Luna with significant funding from undisclosed sources rumored to be between $1 and $2 million. GSC hired political consultants Ashley Brittan and Tyler Hurst. The plan was to replace sufficient Precinct Committeemen with ones aligned with GSC so that they would be able to control the election of the next chairman. The plan failed spectacularly, and the grassroots candidates were elected by even wider margins than two years ago at the last convention.
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