IDAHO & Beyond (05/17/24) ~ 6 New Interviews & Almost to Finish Line Edition + More
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1️⃣ IDAHO Headlines
Chuck Winder’s Sweetheart Socialist Deal With The University of Phoenix
IDAHO MAY 21, 2024 ELECTIONS
Commentary and Events from Idaho candidates
CHRISTY ZITO: CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE. Bring it on!
Idaho Freedom Foundation & Idaho Freedom Index
Digital Download Available!
Fiscal Fridays & Niklas Kleinworth — Coming soon
Nowhere to Hyde — Coming Soon
Idaho Freedom Caucus & Freedom Caucus Network — Coming soon
See articles by IFC members
Brian Almon
Candidate Interviews: Julianne Young, Tina Lambert, Brett Skidmore, Adam Nelson, Monica McKinley, and Brenda Bourn
Idaho GOP
Vote May 21st Vital!
Press releases and newsletters from…
Governor Brad Little, Attorney General Raúl Labrador, U.S. Congressman Mike Simpson, and U.S. Senators James Risch and Mike Crapo, Texas AG Ken Paxton
2️⃣ National & International Headlines (with a bit of Idaho sprinkled on your national potatoes)
Epoch Times Headlines
LARRY ELDER: Another Big Lie: Liberals Are More ‘Caring’ Than Conservatives
TYRANNY, CENSORSHIP, SURVEILLANCE, ESPIONAGE, WAR & MILITARY — Coming soon
ELECTION FRAUD / ELECTION INTEGRITY / 2024 ELECTIONS
Summary of Election Fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, OPEN BORDERS, RELATED CRIMES & NATIONAL SECURITY — Coming soon
3️⃣ COVIDian, Vaccine & Health Tyranny — Coming soon
4️⃣ Other Health News — Coming soon
5️⃣ Take Action (quick index)
1️⃣ IDAHO Headlines
REPORTS & ACTION ITEMS
Here are the best updates we’ve received recently. We encourage you to subscribe to the newsletters and Substacks listed below to fill in your knowledge and understanding of Idaho Legislative issues.
» Chuck Winder’s Sweetheart Socialist Deal With The University of Phoenix By Devin Miller (05/16/24): Read
Eight-term, IACI-endorsed Senator Chuck Winder (District 20) worked with University of Idaho president C. Scott Green to complete the ill-fated purchase of the University of Phoenix via Senate Bill 1450 (bill failed). The deal was so bad that three United States Senators, Durbin (IL), Warren (MA) and Blumenthal (CT) advised U of I President Scott Green to abandon the University of Phoenix deal on 9/11/23.
Article concludes “If you’re an Idahoan who “wants to be left alone”, or if you hate the State of Idaho handing Bailouts to Big Cronies from Wall Street, Chuck Winder is NOT the guy who you should want Representing you, especially not as Pro Tempore of the Idaho Senate. If Winder loses the primary election, maybe Winder's replacement will seek a refund of the entire $10 million in consulting fees because the entire deal was unconstitutional?”
ED NOTES:
👍ELECT Winder’s District 20 Republican Primary Opponent Josh Keyser | Website | Campaign Finance
🚫 DO NOT RE-ELECT Senator Chuck Winder: Composite Rankings | Idaho Freedom Foundation Ranking | Tyranny in Idaho State Senate | Idaho GOP Platform | Campaign Finance
📖 Related article about Scott Green: UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO PRESIDENT GOES ALL IN TO DEFEAT CONSERVATIVES (05/14/24)
IDAHO MAY 21, 2024 ELECTIONS
🔥🔥The May 2024 Primary Directive: Just Tell Me Whom To Vote For & How. NOW! Are you a conservative in a hurry? Don’t have the time or desire to dig into the candidates and the issues? Just want the bottom line of whom to vote for and how? Then this section is for you: Read
BIG E’s IDAHO VOTING GUIDE QUICK INDEX
Please check out and share our Idaho Voting Guide. This guide is divided into three main parts, shown below, with lots of helpful subheadings and a complete QUICK INDEX. Here’s the quicker quick index:
GENERAL INFORMATION (All Idaho Voters) | Jump
IDAHO CONSERVATIVES & CONSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATIVES | Jump
RECOMMENDATIONS | Jump
2024 PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE KEY
❌VOTERS: Please don’t sit out the primaries unless you want to move to the socialist states of California, Oregon, and Washington without hiring a van! If you fail to elect principled people in the primaries, we’re all in for more of the above: Find Out How Your Legislators Voted | & More?
The judgment of many Republicans in the 2024 Idaho legislature has been less than stellar, bordering on outright socialistic, especially in the Senate! VOTERS — WE MUST DO BETTER! Please, vote CAREFULLY in the Primaries coming up on May 21. It’s all over if you wait for the General elections in November.
👉 Statewide Races (Idaho Secretary of State Website): Read
👉 County Races (visit your County Clerk’s Website): Find Your Clerk
👉 Voting Guide: Read
👉 Who’s Running & More: Read
Related articles and videos: Ranting and Raving. Let’s Not Be Caving! | Jungle Primaries & Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Ballot Initiative: A Race to the Bottom | Rocky Mountain Heist (video 45 min) | Texas Heist (video 38 min)
COMMENTARY FROM IDAHO ELECTION CANDIDATES
» CHRISTY ZITO: CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE. Bring it on! Christy again shows her character with optimism and steadfast principles. Read
Christy writes:
❝ Some want to hold their control over us people, continue big spending, take away our gun rights, and have an open border for slave labor, child trafficking, and the influx of illegal and deadly drugs.
These people are vengeful in pursuing those who will defend and protect our freedoms and fiscal accountability. The Gem State Heist is in full effect.
I will stand on my proven conservative voting record. My love for our country, our way of life, my family, and those who defend freedom around the globe, including my father, is unwavering.❞
IDAHO FREEDOM FOUNDATION (IFF)
» Coming soon.
FISCAL FRIDAYS & NIKLAS KLEINWORTH
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NOWHERE TO HYDE (BRYAN HYDE)
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2024 IDAHO FREEDOM INDEX
» AVAILABLE NOW! Get Your Free Copy of the 2024 Idaho Freedom Index. Sign up for an emailed digital copy or a physical copy, or both. Request Your Report | Related Indexes: Composite “Think Liberty Idaho” Indexes including IFF, American Conservative Union (ACU), Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA), and Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI)
“While many lawmakers are out on the stump telling voters about all the conservative stuff they did this year, the Idaho Freedom Index equips Idahoans with the truth about what was a very liberal legislative session.” ~IFF President Ron Nate
IDAHO (IDFC) FREEDOM CAUCUS & STATE FREEDOM CAUCUS NETWORK
» See articles by IFC members
BRIAN ALMON (Gem State Substack / Chronicle)
Brian’s Primary Pulse and Primary 2024 Candidate Interviews will help you make informed choices. So will our Voting Guide. Check them out.
» Check out Brian’s Primary 2024 Candidate Interviews to date.
» For Candidate interviews listed below:
Click bold italic links to view Gem State Primary Pulse information for the district.
Click bold links to watch interviews.
Click non-bold name or non-bold GSPP links next to video running times to view Gem State Primary Pulse (GSPP) information about the candidates.
Ballotpedia District Maps follow each candidate list.
» Candidate Interviews: Julianne Young, Tina Lambert, Brett Skidmore, Adam Nelson, Monica McKinley, and Brenda Bourn: Interviews in order by District number. Read
House District 21A: Monica McKinley (GSPP: 43 min 16 sec). No reply from incumbent Rep. James Petzke. [ED NOTE: Monica McKinley is our choice for this seat.]
"I'm a super hard worker, I'm a very fast learner. What I don't know, I will learn. I am a good researcher so if there's something that comes up that I don't know about I will make sure to do the research," McKinley told Idaho News 6.
Related story: Meet two of the Republican candidates running for the District 21A seat. By Brady Caskey, Idaho News 6 (05/15/24)
House District 21A: Adam Nelson (GSPP: 54 min 55 sec). No reply from incumbent Rep. James Petzke.
Senate District 21: Brenda Bourn (GSPP: 38 min 41 sec). No reply from incumbent Sen. Treg Bernt.
House District 23B: Incumbent Tina Lambert (GSPP: 39 min 25 sec). No reply from Shawn Dygert.
House District 30B: Incumbent Julianne Young (GSPP: 40 min 1 sec). No reply from Ben Fuhriman.
House District 35B: Brett Skidmore (GSPP: 42 min 9 sec). No reply from Incumbent Joshua Wheeler.
District Maps from Ballotpedia
(House & Senate maps are the same for a given district. Ballotpedia uses pink for Senate and gray for House.)
ED NOTE
Our state is under attack by those who want to turn it into a leftist paradise, as they have CA, WA, OR, CO, and so many other formerly conservatives states. As we’ve been imploring you for months: Study up and BE SURE TO VOTE on May 21.
We were fooled before moving to Idaho by all the “R” designations in the state legislature, so surely many others have been as well.
Unfortunately, we hear time and again that "conservative" voters are too busy to do deep research and just want someone to tell them whom to vote for. For these folks, we've found the ConservativesOf recommendations to be comprehensive and closest to our own values, though we certainly differ on a few recommendations.
For conservatives who want to be high information voters, we set up a comprehensive voting guide with the best tools and recommendations we've found so far (including Gem State Chronicle/Substack, of course). People can find it here (short URL for sharing): https://tinyurl.com/yh8jhppm
For conservatives who just want the basics — 1. Register to vote Republican. 2. Find your precinct, congressional district, legislative district, county district, and polling location. 3. Pick your candidates. and 4. VOTE! — but have no time or interest for research, we've created a checklist and downloadable PDF with links. It's here (short URL for sharing): https://tinyurl.com/4he9c5mc
IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY (GOP)
» Vote May 21st Vital! By Dorothy Moon, IDGOP Chairwoman (05/16/24). While most voters focus on the November 5 general election, the May 21 primary election is most consequential for Republicans in Idaho. VOTE FOR TRUE CONSERVATIVES. Please don’t rely just on mailers, ads, and hearsay. Check voting records. Listen to interviews! Read
🔥VOTE ON MAY 21! [ ED NOTE: Voting Guides here (short) and here (full). ]
Your vote selects elected representatives who will be making important decisions over the next two years, including ranked choice voting, taxes and spending, and even protecting families and children from the ongoing leftist assault. ~Dorothy Moon
Key points:
Tuesday, May 21, Republicans decide which candidates will represent the party in the general election.
Tuesday, May 21 election determines WHICH Republicans will win in the General election.
Your vote will influence the future of our communities and our state. Red or Blue, it’s up to you.
Turnout in primaries typically is unacceptably low. Vote May 21 to ensure your voice is heard in November.
If you don’t vote (carefully), we end up with an oligarchy — not what our Founders envisioned! In fact, it’s what they fought so hard to stop.
If you vote absentee, be sure to put your ballot in a secure, monitored drop box.
If you cannot vote on May 21, vote early in person until May 17 (today!). Check with your county clerk.
OTHER IDAHO ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
It’s an election year, folks! Please look behind the headlines and at the totality of an incumbent’s votes. See voting guide for tips.
Please visit the websites for your elected representatives and sign up for their newsletters and press releases.
We generally will not be including most press or newsletter information in news roundups, so please use the links below and others on our Resources page for the latest updates. It’s important to know what your representatives are doing and to hold them accountable!
Governor Brad Little Press Releases: Read
Attorney General Raúl Labrador Newsletter: Read
U.S. Congressman Mike Simpson Press Releases: Read
U.S. Senator James Risch Press Releases: Read
U.S. Senator Mike Crapo Press Releases: Read
» Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (in our opinion, the best AG in the country!): Read
2️⃣National & International Headlines
HEADLINES FROM THE EPOCH TIMES
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» Commentary by LARRY ELDER: Another Big Lie: Liberals Are More ‘Caring’ Than Conservatives (05/16/24): Read
❝ Conservatives were more generous with their money, and it was not even close. Same thing as to time devoted to others… Those who support the idea that government should redistribute income are among the least likely to dig into their own wallets to help others.❞ ~Larry Elder
TYRANNY, CENSORSHIP, SURVEILLANCE, ESPIONAGE, WAR & MILITARY
» Coming soon.
ELECTION FRAUD / ELECTION INTEGRITY / 2024 ELECTIONS
Summary of Election Fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election in the Swing States: “Out of fraud no action arises.” CLICK to Read Full Report
🔥Summary of Election Fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election in the Swing States: “Out of fraud no action arises.” Read Full Report
ELECTION INTEGRITY! TimOhDee’s Substack. Tim covers election integrity issues in Idaho and beyond: Read
VOTERS! As the primary and general elections approach, you will be subjected to lies, misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation from traditional media, social media, radio and TV news and ads, slanted flyers, government “official sources,” and even friends and family.
RESIST! Use your own independent thinking skills. Research widely. Get to know candidates in person. DO NOT BE LAZY. DO NOT rely on out-of-context snippets. And DO check out our voting guide for tips on immunizing your brain against washing.
AVOID MAIL-IN! “Dirty voter rolls” or otherwise ineligible voters and mail-in voting are key contributors to cheating in elections. There’s not much everyday citizens can do about this power-grabbing executive order. But we can resist using mail-in voting. Educate others about its dangers. Vote in person unless you are sick or certain to be out of town. “Convenience” is not a good excuse to vote by mail.
JUDICIAL WATCH (JW) - YOUR ELECTION INTEGRITY WATCHDOG! We highly recommend the work of non-profit Judicial Watch, which has been fighting for election integrity, clean voter rolls, and more since 1994. JW uses open records, freedom of information laws, and other tools to investigate, uncover, and litigate misconduct by corrupt politicians and government officials.
» Coming soon.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, OPEN BORDERS, RELATED CRIMES & NATIONAL SECURITY
Article 4, Section 4 of the United States Constitution: The Federal Government shall protect each state against invasion. The Constitution also gives the States the right to defend their borders in an invasion.
The open borders plan is not going well for American cities and citizens, leaving the country open to terrorism, widespread violence, bankruptcy, drug and human trafficking, and poverty for all. The “historic crisis” was artificially created. We have laws. We had strong border policies in place. The current administration has lit them on fire, and all of America — and many of the illegal migrants — are paying an immense price. Ask your legislators to propose and support good bills!
Little to nothing is being done by Idaho or Federal authorities. The border remains wide open with no help — and only opposition — from the Federal government, whose job is to protect the US from invasion. Moreover, many Idaho farmers and legislators continue to defend cheap illegal immigrant labor and workers paid under the table.
3️⃣ COVIDian, Vaccine & Health Tyranny
Here are the best updates we’ve received recently. We encourage you to subscribe to the newsletters and Substacks listed below to fill in your knowledge and understanding of Covidian, Vaccines & Health Tyranny issues.
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4️⃣ Other Health News
FLCCC ALLIANCE
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CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE
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5️⃣ Take Action
Action Items & Quick Index
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