Bonners Ferry Local Guide including all of Boundary County Idaho

Idaho governor candidates meet for debate

Monday, October 30, 2006; IDST

Monday night's debate among Idaho's governor hopefuls gave the four candidates little opportunity to duke it out, since the format didn't allow any direct exchanges. Even so, Democrat Jerry Brady and Republican Rep. C.L. "Butch" Otter tried to get in their licks, in a race that recent polls indicate is virtually dead even with just about a week to go before Nov. 7. Brady accused Otter, now Idaho's 1st District congressman, of being a lifetime politician who wanted to sell off the state's public lands and who would give in to big business interests like Sempra Energy, which gave $6,000 to the GOP candidate's campaign treasury. - Full Story