Sour grapes or a defection from Republican Party?

Has Bonner County Republican Central Committee Chairman Scott Herndon defected from his own party?

Herndon, a newcomer to Idaho politics, first registered to vote in Idaho just eight years ago. He later rose to chair the BCRCC and served as state senator for the 2023-24 term. In this year’s May primary, Herndon was defeated by lifetime Republican Jim Woodward for the LD1 Senate seat. Accordingly, Woodward appears on the November ballot as the Republican Senate candidate. 

Yet in a recent public announcement, Herndon, chair of the Republican party, encouraged voters to stop the Republican candidate, Woodward, from winning the November election. Is Herndon truly a Republican or does he have a mouthful of sour grapes?

BEV KEE

Sagle