Responding to baseless attack on IDGOP in the Idaho Mountain Express

On June 19, the Idaho Mountain Express editorial board published a baseless attack on the Idaho Republican Party following the state convention in Coeur d’Alene, suggesting that any media outlet in the state, regardless of editorial slant, should have unrestricted access to convention proceedings.

For the record, the Idaho Democrat Party doesn’t allow politically biased media outlets to attend their convention either. We’re not expecting to see editorials complaining about that any time soon.

The Idaho Mountain Express editorial board also attacked the working men and women of Idaho for being an “ignorant and least competitive population” because we, as taxpayers, want to put a stop to socialist programs like Idaho LAUNCH.

Blaine County Republican Central Committee officers quickly responded to the editorial. You can read the letters in today’s edition of the Idaho Mountain Express which is available for free at locations throughout the Wood River Valley. We’ve also shared the links below.

More balance needed in the political coverage
Heather Lauer
Chair, Blaine County Republican Central Committee

Editorial was insulting to Idahoans
Eric Parker
State Committeeman, Blaine County Republican Central Committee