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Thanks for the update Brian. But when the floor votes are 2-1 in one direction, that direction is not a "wing," conservative or otherwise. It is simply the Party majority. And thus it is the Party.

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Hm, good point.

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Excellent outcomes, Brian. Thank you for your hard work to help make all this happen and to report on it so clearly. This meeting is a huge win for the Idaho GOP and it gives me hope for the future.

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Damond Watkins (along with Cindy Siddoway) voted for incumbent Ronna Romney McDaniel instead of more conservative Harmeet Dhillon as Republican National Committee Chair (https://www.idahotribune.org/news/revenge-of-the-rinos-idahos-rnc-delegates-damond-watkins-and-cindy-siddoway-voted-for-ronna-mcdaniel-idaho-republicans-demand-answers).

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Just received Idaho GOP Press Release from Dorothy Moon (6/25/23 8am)…

IDAHO REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS RESTORED VOTERS' RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST

Challis, ID —

Yesterday, members of the Idaho Republican State Central Committee overwhelmingly voted to choose their delegates for the Republican National Convention’s Presidential Nominating contest through a caucus system, adopting a caucus proposal at our summer meeting in Challis, Idaho.

This vote moves Idaho into the early stages of the Republican Presidential nominating fight — allowing Idaho Republicans to vote fifth in the nation and before Super Tuesday. …

Here’s the link to the press release: https://idgop.org/2023/06/25/idgop-statement-idaho-republican-party-has-restored-voters-right-to-vote-in-the-presidential-contest/

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Indeed, I neglected to mention that. It looks like we will be holding district-levels caucuses on March 2, 2024, unless the Legislature restores the March primary in the next few months.

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Thank you Bryan great report.

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