Washington State Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, is under review by the Washington State Legislature for a 2017 chatroom thread in which he offers to perform background checks on American citizens. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
May 4, 2019
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Identity crisis for Idaho's GOP?
I sit in a Coeur d’Alene Starbucks and wait for an answer from these two men: one a 36-year-old from Rathdrum, the other 29 from just south of Athol, both physically fit, both with high and trim haircuts, both dressed in matching fatigue pants and combat boots. They stumble a few times as they try to agree on an appropriate response.