Idaho sends few people to DC but out of the four, they only send one RINO, Mike Simpson. Being far away from the capital and not having a long history of union labor have contributed to a strong Conservative presence in Idaho. With only two races to focus on, Conservative Picks is more about maintaining what Idaho contributes to the movement. The Gubernatorial race will not be a focus, rather the Congressional races.
Best Pick: Russell Fulcher
Worst Pick: Luke Malek
Best Race: District 1
Worst Race: District 2
District 1
Raul Labrador was a fine Congressman who is seeking the Governor’s nomination before becoming to entrenched in DC. This leaves a vacancy with many newcomers looking to fill. This race has three heavy hitters. The first being Russell Fulcher. Russ Felcher is former State Senator who nearly unseated Governor Bob Otter in a primary race in 2014. That’s a hard feat, and though he failed, losing to an incumbent by single digits shows some campaign prowess. Fulcher also comes with some very concise policies on healthcare, debt reduction, and medicaid expansion. What especially stands out is a campaign full of unique ideas, not relying on buzzwords and unoriginal talking points. His campaign is not immigration focused like so many Trump wannabees. In fact, his campaign is Conservative with little mention of Trump. On the endorsement front Ted Cruz has weighed in on his behalf along with the respectable Raul Labrador and several local figures.
The next challenger is David Leroy. The former Lt. Governor and Idaho Attorney General is going for the 1st District. He’s another Conservative, but in contrast to Fulcher he is riding Trump’s coattails some. His platform isn’t significantly different. While Fulcher speaks of joining the Freedom Caucus, Leroy wants to form a small states caucus. Leroy isn’t a bad guy, however he’s been in politics a long time.
The worst of the heavyweights is Luke Malek. Malek was a McMuffin supporter in 2016, indicating he’s toward Bill Krystol on the political spectrum. In stark contrast to the other two, Malek would have voted in favor of omnibus, citing there is a job to be done and is quite leftist on healthcare.
Fulcher and Leroy are strong picks with the most likelihood of winning, but I would favor Russ Fulcher.
Conservative Pick: Russell Fulcher
District 2
Mike Simpson is an unchallenged incumbent. He is a major RINO who ought to have been challenged. This was a lost opportunity, and I think a Conservative could have unseat the nearly two decade swamp creature.
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
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JD Rucker
