Late To The Party Or Fashionably late? Is There A Problem With That?

Hello Conservatives,

I keep getting asked if I think it’s strange that some politicians who have announced intentions of running for office this year have not yet filed the official paperwork.

One of the most glaring examples is Idaho Governor Otter. I heard him announce publicly that he has every intention of running for re-election. But, as of this writing he has not yet filed the paperwork, unlike some of his opponents, (D) Keith Allred, (R ) Rex Rammell, (L) Ted Dunlap, (R )Walt Bayes and (I) Jana Kemp. One other noteworthy mention is the absence of (R) Sharon Ullman, who has announced intentions of running but has not yet filed.

How about the Idaho 1st Congressional Race?

Incumbent (D) Walt Minnick, (R ) Harley Brown, (R ) Michael Chadwick, and (I) Dave Olson have all filed but missing is (R ) Raul Labrador and (R )Vaughn Ward. Hmm. And all the talk of Bill Sali running will be put to rest soon.

For US Senate, Incumbent (R ) Mike Crapo filed today and so far has no competitor.

For Idaho’s 2nd Congressional Race, (R ) M.C. “Chick” Heileson, (R )Russ Mathews, and Incumbent (R ) Mike Simpson are all officially in, though (R )Brian Schad has announced intentions but has not filed paperwork.

There also appears to be some missing filings in the State Legislature as well but, does it mean anything?

ICB says “No”. Relax there is plenty of time for filings. What do I make of this? Nothing really, some like to wait and size up the competition, some are just busy, and a few might be reconsidering but, it’s still too early to make anything out of the missing paperwork at this juncture. Now, come Wednesday or Thursday if some of these gaps aren’t filled it might be a sign.  

ICB