Jonathan, many thanks for this post. It's great to see that the Republicans are scared of losing this seat. We're hopeful the DCCC will take notice, too, especially since the GOP has put up such a truly awful candidate in Bill Sali.

I'll just add that as a former vice president of Micron Technology (now Idaho's largest private employer), Larry Grant understands the power of the netroots. He hired me way back in November to coordinate a campaign blog at http://larrygrant.typepad.com/blog/; he's done several live blog town-hall-style sessions; and he's got a loud chorus of Idaho bloggers backing him up. (Seriously, Dem blogs outnumber GOP ones here in Idaho by a wiiiiide margin. For more info, see http://www.netrootsforgrant.com/idahosbl ogosphere.html)

One note about Idaho being a cheap media market: Larry actually has to run ads in two semi-major media markets (Boise and Spokane) and several smaller ones. This is a district that spans 500 miles north to south! If you have ties to Idaho, please Send Money Home to help Larry Grant beat Bill Sali and help secure a Dem majority in the House.

http://www.netrootsforgrant.com/sendmone yhome.html