“Wake Up, Idaho, You are Getting Screwed Big Time” Here is the fundamental truth that both Democrats and Republicans refuse to say out loud. The entire immigration debate is framed around “benefits vs. costs” but that framing hides who gets the benefits and who pays the costs. The data makes this crystal clear. The $500 […]
This episode is a wide-ranging conservative tour of the Idaho fights shaping the cycle, moving from the classroom to the state budget to City Hall. It opens on education — stalled teacher contracts, the state superintendent’s traveling listening sessions, and the first year of Idaho’s school choice program and education tax credit — and treats […]
Bob Neugebauer welcomes Ron Nate, president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, to analyze the results of Idaho’s 2026 primary elections, held one week prior. The conversation covers the governor’s race, federal delegation, state constitutional officers, legislative gains and losses, and the demographic patterns that explain why conservatives won big in 2024 but lost ground in […]
Across America citizens have been opposing actions taken by their local governments, often getting booted out of the meetings, a questionable violation of the First Amendment. Many years ago, it was the practice of citizens to address the city council and express how they wanted their city to be managed, the city basically took directions […]
I have just a few words about the recent primary election: While I was impressed by Mark Fitzgerald running for governor taking almost 29% of the vote, I never thought that he had a chance of dethroning King Little and the RINO Machine. The fact that Mark did so well tells me that Idahoans are […]
Primary elections are a great American tradition. Every two years, Republican voters in Idaho head to the polls to decide our slate of legislative candidates for the general election. We now have a slate of 102 candidates for the Legislature, each having won a majority of the vote in their district. It’s something of a […]
Voting is one of the most important privileges citizens have in our republican system, but it’s not enough to cast your ballot in the General Election. Here in Idaho, whoever wins in May almost always wins in November. Next Tuesday is your opportunity to have a say in the direction of our society, and I […]
By the Numbers, Yes. Using raw partisan metrics, Idaho remains one of the most Republican states in America. It ranks as the 5th most Republican state with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+18. Trump won Idaho with 63.8% in 2020. Republicans have held a trifecta (Governor, House, Senate) for 31 consecutive years. The last […]
Bob Neugebauer welcomes Ron Nate, president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, to break down the newly released 2026 Idaho Freedom Index — the annual scorecard rating every legislator and the governor based on how they actually voted, not what they promised. With the legislature adjourned, the full session’s votes have been compiled against 430 rated […]
Bob Neugebauer welcomes Ron Nate, president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, to examine the bullying tactics Big Dairy is using against conservative legislators and their families during Idaho’s primary election season. Nate reveals that Senator Glenita Zeiderweld’s husband Tom has lost approximately 85% of his fleet services business after dairies pulled their contracts — and […]
Dear Republican Candidates, Supporters, and Volunteers, On behalf of Chairwoman Dorothy Moon, the Idaho GOP invites you to join us for an Election Night Watch Party at the newly built Residence Inn in Eagle, Idaho (515 S. Palmetto Ave.), beginning at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (See map below.) It has […]
Bob Neugebauer welcomes Ron Nate, president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, to break down the newly released 2026 Idaho Freedom Index — the annual scorecard rating every legislator and the governor based on how they actually voted, not what they promised. With the legislature adjourned, the full session’s votes have been compiled against 430 rated […]