If Craig resigns, and I think he will, who might replace him?

[panader0]

How will it work? Does a Dem have a chance?

[bluerum]

1. the guy in the third stall from the end,,,,

[mikeiddy]

2. Ted Nugent? - Dems have no chance in Idaho.

[djjimz]

12. You're right, no way in hell...

I din't think they'd elect a democrat, dogcatcher.
Too many potatoes, I suppose.
WE LOVE YOU IDAHO!
But wake up!

[Bitwit1234]

3. My Pet Goat

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Larry, the fable guy.

[BlueStater]

5. I don't think so

The last Democrat to represent Idaho in the senate was Frank Church, right?

[democrat2thecore]

9. And what a GREAT senator Frank Church was - wow!

I remember when he ran for president in '76. I was for either Fred Harris (probably the most progressive senator to sit in the U.S. Senate - I volunteered a little for him) or Frank Church. Harris made some waves, but neither caught on. It was Carter's year.

[eridani]

11. Can somebody explain how Idaho elected someone like Church in the first place?

How could things have changed so much since his day?

[plusfiftyfive]

6. If he simply resigns

The Idaho Governor can appoint a Senator until the next election.

That's how I think it's done.

I assume the Idaho Governor is a Republican.

[ButterflyBlood]

7. Correct on all counts. n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

8. A Dem has no chance in Idaho, but... if Craig doesn't resign it could be interesting

IMO Larry Grant the guy who ran against Bill Sali last time would be a better choice than LaRacco. Regardless if either of them runs against Craig it may force the NRSC to spend money in Idaho and that's a serious problem for them.

The ONLY Democrat that could possibly pull off a win is Cecil Andrus and I have to wonder if the DSCC might be trying to persuade him to come out of retirement.

[djjimz]

13. He's 76, do you think he'd go for it?

Cecil Dale Andrus (born August 25, 1931) is a former United States Secretary of the Interior and Democratic Governor of Idaho. He served a combined 14 years as governor (1971-1977 and 1987-1995) and as Interior secretary during the Jimmy Carter Administration. Andrus served as governor longer than anyone else in Idaho history. In public life he was noted for his environmentalist views.

:dem:

[Hippo_Tron]

14. Incredibly unlikely, but I can dream

Mondale did ran when he was 74. I don't think his age would prevent him from running but I think it's more a question of what he wants to do with the time he has left, at least that's what I would be thinking at that age. If I was enjoying retirement and wanted to spend my remaining years with my family and such then I absolutely wouldn't run. On the other hand, if I weren't particularly happy with retirement (and many politicians are not) and wanted to get back into public life, there would probably be no better opportunity than this.

[LiberalAndProud]

10. Check this out.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1694615&mesg_id=1694615