As voters consider upcoming elections, efforts to put a “top-four” open primary system on the ballot next year are sparking conversations throughout the political spectrum.
While statewide, there are Republican politicians like former Gov. Butch Otter who support the Open Primary Initiative, the reaction of Bonner County elected legislators is mixed. Those opposed include state Sen. Scott Herndon, District 1, who said the term “open primary” on the back of initiative clipboards is misleading
The great anti-communist Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who warned the West about the communist Evil Empire, had a maxim: “Live not by lies.”
Having followed public affairs in the Gem State since 1966, I have always believed that most Idahoans are practical people who appreciate and support reasonable, pragmatic political leaders. They generally