26 February 2016

Updates and corrections

Update. House District 5 candidate Chet Billi (R-Whitefish) does have a campaign website — and it’s a better looking website than many. A tip of the hat to Chet for letting me know his legislative campaign is on the internet.

Update. House District 93 will have contested Republican and Democratic primaries. More on this over the weekend. I expect the CSKT water compact will figure in the debate.

Correction. Contrary to my report yesterday, Champ Edmunds is no longer a candidate for the Republican nomination for state auditor. He has not amended or withdrawn his C-1 at political practices, but he did announce that he was folding his campaign and supporting Matt Rosendale, who has filed a C-1. My thanks to a pair of sharp-eyed readers for catching my mistake.

Bernie won’t win South Carolina tomorrow. Neither he nor Hillary will win it in the fall. The last Democrat to carry the state was Jimmy Carter in 1976. The primary’s become a test of support among black voters, many of whom seem to distrust Sanders because he represents one of the nation’s whitest states. The campaign for the Democratic nomination needs to focus on economics, not race. A fair and robust economy benefits all.