Idaho GOP considers bringing back the smoke-filled room [View all]

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http://www.idahopress.com/news/state/idaho-gop-to-consider-requiring-leaders-ok-to-run/article_3812c1bf-7400-5a8b-9c96-a437caff2e74.html

One of the acts of Idaho's last legislative session (there are 105 members of the Idaho legislature, 20 of whom are Democrats) was to pass a bill authorizing a state-based healthcare exchange. The rank-and-file Republicans are unbelievably pissed about that; they wanted the legislature to pass an Obamacare nullification bill, not an exchange.

In retaliation, the state's Republican Central Committee is considering requiring the Idaho Secretary of State to only put Republicans who have been approved by a Republican committee - state and federal-level officials will be approved by the state Republican Central Committee, state legislative candidates will be approved at legislative committees, and local candidates will be approved by county committees.