Military man defeated in Idaho Primary.

It's true that Vaughn Ward stumbled towards the end of a long-hard fought Primary, which Raul Labrador (Republicans can't win the Hispanic vote?) won with close to 50% of the vote. But this is not just another loss for the Establishment GOP (Ward's a lifelong soldier, Labrador is a State legislator, how is Ward the Establishment?), it's another loss for the Military candidate.

In the year of the Tea Party: Veterans, Military men, and those who support National Defense have been targeted across the Nation, and a good number have been defeated. Senator Bennett was shoved out in Utah, Trey Grayson was defeated in Kentucky, Vaughn Ward was ambushed in Idaho, and Isolationists have won across the political spectrum.

I'm not accusing Raul Labrador of being against the United States Military, our Wars or other National Defense related issues, but his record of accomplishment doesn't come within a dozen miles of Vaughn Ward. Ward is a United States Marine who served his Nation for over a decade - whether it be regular duty overseas, joining the CIA or fighting in Afghanistan.

The Halls of Congress would have been better off with Vaughn Ward; a real American hero and Patriot. It's a shame the Republican voters of Idaho's 1st congressional district disagreed. But, I wouldn't want it any other way than the Republican voters deciding in the ballot boxes.

On a sidenote: 81,220 Republicans voted in yesterday's Primary election. That's about 45% of all Republican votes received in 2008; our base is energized, our movement is ready, and we should be able to recapture this Conservative district once and for all in November. As long as the "Tea Partiers" don't screw things up.

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Tea Party GOPer Wins in ID to Face Tea Party Dem?

Raul Labrador won an upset victory in the Idaho primaries yesterday, getting a chance to run for the House by beating establishment Republican Vaughn Ward.

Final Tally:

Labrador: 48%
Ward: 39%

Vaughn won big support from Sarah Palin, who came to support the military veteran. But the campaign wasn't always smooth for him:

The main event, however, was the 1st District race where Ward began as the heavy favorite, named as one of the first 10 candidates in the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns recruiting program. Until Tuesday evening, the committee even featured a photo of Ward on its webpage of Young Gun candidates.

But he suffered through a series of late and embarrassing missteps—from plagiarizing President Obama’s famous 2004 convention speech to claiming Puerto Rico was a country during a televised debate. 

Still, Labrador won the support of the Boise Tea Party... while his opponent, Walt Minnick won the national Tea Party Express backing. The difference? Minnick is the only Democrat nationwide to win the Tea Party's backing.



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Idaho Republican Primaries Tomorrow.

Idaho Republicans will be heading to the polls tomorrow afternoon; mostly to vote for successful Conservative Republican incumbents who deserve reelection. And besides for a tough battle in Idaho's 1st congressional district; where a Republican challenger to Congressman Walt Minnick will finally be selected, the Idaho Primaries should be uninteresting and boring.

I do have one personal appeal involving tomorrow's Idaho Primaries: Please support Vaughn Ward for the Republican Nomination in Idaho's 1st congressional district, he was a damn fine soldier in our Armed Forces, and he'll be a damn fine legislator in Congress.

Gubernatorial - Governor Butch Otter.
Senatorial - Senator Mike Crapo.
1st congressional - Vaughn Ward.
2nd congressional - Congressman Simpson.

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