Dorothy Moon

Dorothy Moon

Last weekend, tens of thousands of Republicans came together to select Idaho’s choice for the next President of the United States. Donald Trump overwhelmingly won the Idaho Republican Presidential Caucus, taking approximately 85% of the vote. The voice of the people was heard loud and clear: Idaho is Trump country!

In fact, I can safely say that America supports Trump as well, as his crushing victory on Super Tuesday this week showed. With Nikki Haley dropping out on Wednesday, it’s time for Republicans to unite behind Donald Trump against Joe Biden, maybe the worst president in American history. We have had some strong debates within the Republican Party, but now it’s time to work together to save our state and our country.

Idahoans know that our nation is at a critical juncture. We conducted an informal straw poll to learn what is most important to Idaho Republicans as we approach the most important presidential election in our lifetimes, maybe ever. The results show a clear set of priorities.

Illegal immigration and the border crisis are by far the foremost concerns for Republican voters, a trend we see replicated across the nation. Idahoans are worried about the influx of drugs and criminals into our communities and the way in which the Biden Administration has facilitated this crisis rather than enforce our laws.

Other looming concerns for voters were the economy, jobs, taxes, and inflation. No matter how the federal government massages the numbers, Idahoans know that groceries are more expensive than ever while wages have been stagnant.

Another big issue for Idaho Republicans is the Second Amendment. Republicans recognize that the Second Amendment protects the First as well as all the other liberties that are guaranteed by the Constitution. The right to self defense was paramount to our Founders, not only against lawless criminals but against tyrannical governments as well. The Idahoans who took part in our poll recognize the need to safeguard individual liberties, starting with the Second Amendment.

Interestingly, when asked about their voting intentions, the majority of respondents — 67% — strongly preferred to cast their ballots in person on Election Day. 16% indicated their intention to vote in-person early, while 13% plan to vote absentee. This distribution underscores the enduring commitment of Idahoans to exercise their civic duty and actively participate in the process, ensuring their voices are heard loud and clear on Election Day.

This straw poll shows that Idahoans are suffering under the leadership of President Biden and are hungry for change. Idaho is a bastion of conservative Republican values, and Idahoans want to keep it that way. I believe that Idaho stands ready to lead the restoration our great nation so desperately needs, a restoration based on the timeless values of faith, family, and freedom.

Dorothy Moon was elected to serve as the chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party in July of 2022. Moon served three terms in the Idaho Legislature as State Representative for District 8. Moon’s career in public service has focused on the advancement of individual liberties and reducing the size and scope of government.

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Old Crow

Bidumb a better leader? Ha ha ha ha.....there are no trade wars with democrats because they always choose to sell out the American worker.

This green energy scam will fill our country with

Useless wind and solar from China and make them even more powerful. Bidumb is mandating the very technology that is dumped on us from

China. You democrats have destroyed jobs in this country. Where were the unions when the cars

Made in America all were made with 90% foreign parts. You and Bidumb and unions as as useless

As ticks.

Ranger11

Unfortunately you do not know your American history. The American seel out if the American worker started with Ronald Reagan. He undermined unions and outlawed strikes. The railroad left Pocatello and moved to North Platte Nebraska. But it was technology that caused most of that. it was the aftermath of the end of the Steam locomotive era. true the steel industry moved to china simply because they could produce it cheaper. Japan, Mexico and Germany are really satellite nations of the U.S. they make cares and the U.S. buys them. Auto prices right now are big causes of inflation. High housing costs are the result of the republican Congress vetoing public housing building. Low income public housing doesn't exist. But who cares?? Right Old Crow?? What is going on in America today really doen't have a lot to do with the Executive Branch. it has more to do with State Government. And it is becoming more so again. Everything west of the Mississppi is predominately agricultural and low population density. It is traditionally conservative. conservatives don't like change. Horse and buggy and church on Sunday makes the world go round. They are all for King and Country and hero worship and the myth of John Wayne. they still believe in nursery rhymes and movies and the idea that America is the center of the Universe and anti human rights. it is all about my rights and who cares about the other guy.

Ranger11

Now I will say this you need to put aside the chicken and egg war between Arimo and Downey that went on when Eisenhower got elected. The rage was the white Ford Sedan and everybody in the egg market wanted a 1952 white Ford Sedan. These were prosperous times for the auto business and chickens were at a premium. They tell me the Downey egg market went as far South as Ogden and was filling orders for three grocery stores and couldn't keep it up. Those egg sellers said it was the republicans that boosted the market and didn't have anything to do with fresh eggs really. So it goes. Politics take hold like that. A new 52 white Ford sedan and a back seat full of eggs and tomorrow the world!!!!!

Ranger11

Trump lost the election in 2020 for many reasons. 1) and most important the debates revealed him to be again an obnoxious loud mouth braggart and ill mannered blow hard. Many people saw him for the obnoxious clown he really is.

Ranger11

It is obvious your history is prejudicial and skewed Old Crow. Franklin Roosevelt is the reason you get a social security check you ungrateful s.o.b. Truman was the first to initiate Civil Rights legislation and a minimum wage. He desegregated the Armed Services and Washington D.C. in direct contrast to the Dixiecrats and the republicans who opposed desegragation, poll tax, and all the rest of it that denied Americans Civil Rights. Truman started the United Nations and NATO both of which Trump wants to sell out and abandon U.S. allies in Europe and let his buddy Putin bring the iron curtain down on eastern Europe.

Truman was man of the people as was Franklin Roosevelt who was condemned as a traitor to his class. Truman knew history like the back of his hand. Trump is on a dead end glory train and he will only take America back into the chaos and violence that was so much a part of his administration. Did you follow Trump's advice and use chlorine bleach in a syringe to fight COVID. Trump is a dummy.

Ranger11

Biden will win because he is a better leader. He doesn't start trade wars. He doesn't take sides on Kopernick issues. He doesn't cause people to commit violent acts as during the Trump dictatorship. He doesn't side with the KKK and the Proud Boys. He doesn't orchestrate attacks against the capital by summoning a mob to overturn the election by violence. Voter turnout for Trump is going to be low. He doen't negate 2 trillion dollars in rich people's tax breaks of which Trump himself benefited the most with his sucking baloney about donating his salary which in itself was just another tax deduction.

Old Crow I am impressed you have already conceded defeat. it is like a football game. if your team loses it was because the other team cheated.

Oh well. Trump wants Glory. he can keep his glory train for the history books. America wants peace and quiet and business as usual. Thank God for Biden. A good democrat like Harry Truman; Idaho went Truman in 1948.

Old Crow

I have conceded that you democrats are a corrupt breed of lowlife scum and of course you

Will cheat, you always have. Bidumb is the most

Hated president in history and he couldn't win without cheating.

Ranger11

if the truth be known numb nut Biden won because the Democrats are the majority party. You see in simple English numb nut majority means "more than. " Who would have thought?? Biden won because he had "more votes.

Ranger11

And the chances are very good that Biden will win again because he gets "more votes." In other words numb nut California has 55 electoral votes which means that if more democrats vote than republicans Biden gets 55 electoral votes. But in Idaho if more Republicans vote than Democrats Trump get ALL THE Electoral VOTES in IDAHO ALL 4 of them.

Old Crow

As long as there are plenty of Laqueefas and Laquidas to stuff ballot boxes.....you just might pull it off. Another stolen election will mean Civil War.......I'll see you then.

Old Crow

No matter how well Trump is doing in the polls

The democrats will cheat again and probably win.

If you look at all the red on the map you cab see

That most of Americans are Republicans. But if

Also look on the map you can see where our votes go to be counted. In the inner-cities, where

The democrat Laqueefas and Laquidas do all the counting. America is doomed. On the positive side......we rural Republicans will live to rebuild

The country.

Ranger11

Presidential Election of 1948 - 270toWin

270toWin.com

https://www.270towin.com › 1948_Election

Results of the presidential election of 1948, won by Harry S. Truman with 303 electoral votes.

Old Crow

Now that FDR crowd was a cult. He had his health issues and his cocaine use. He had a mistress for

Decades while Eleanor was out being a lesbian.

He got us into two wars which killed nearly half

A million Americans. He rounded up Japanese Americans and locked them up. And he funded

The creation of the atom bomb. What a guy. And

His cultists still worshipped him Decades after his

Death. His flunky Truman only won because FDR

taught him how to cheat.

Ranger11

Cracks me up 6and 1/2 per cent of Idaho Republicans voted in the caucas. You come up with tens of thousands!!! try a couple of hundred and you will be closer to the mark. Make no mistake about with squirels like you writing pump adds the hatred between the parties grows stronger everyday. And don't fool yourself millions of people in this country hate Trump and his trumpanzie parade.

gasman

Less than 4 percent of registered Idaho caucus voters cast their vote for Trump. Less than 7 percent of registered Idaho Republicans cast their caucus vote for Trump. If voter suppression is Dorothy Moon's goal, she has succeeded. To say that "Idaho is Trump country" is a joke. Give us back our primary elections, and our soon to be Open Primaries, and we'll see how long the far right continues to bully the rest of us.

alfoglen

A straw poll of Democrats says that Trump is a corrupt, incompetent, lecherous, nincompoop. A straw poll of independent historians says Trump is the worst president in U.S.history, and it isn't close.

Old Crow

You just described Budumb perfectly.

Old Crow

Most definitely the worst president in America history.

Ranger11

old crow total trumpanzie

Old Crow

It sounds like you and gaseous clay could use your

Binky and a nap.