July 1, 2022
Covering Third Parties and Independent Candidates Since 2008
Rex Rammel was an Independent candidate for US Senate in Idaho running on a platform that ranchers, small farmers, and reformers seemed attracted to. He had a particular pull amongst conservatives.
While his scoring of 5.37% statewide is impressive, there are more impressive numbers on the county level.… Read more ...
Three alternative candidates for the U.S. Senate in Idaho “were contacted by Republicans including Congressman Bill Sali, urging them to exit the race to help Republican Jim Risch,” the AP reports. Libertarian Kent Marmon, independent Rex Rammell, and independent Pro-Life (formerly Marvin Richardson) “all say they were asked to make an early exit.”… Read more ...
The Wall Street Journal profiles Idaho independent U.S. Senate candidate Rex Rammell, “a Mormon veterinarian” and “conservative independent focused on property rights and public-land issues.” Rammell “entered the race after Lt. Gov. Jim Risch, now the front-runner, ordered game wardens to gun down his elk herd.”… Read more ...