Idaho's+Gubernational+Election

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One week before the election, Otter was at an event and was followed by a man with a camera who was asking him about his plan for hunting wolves. He replied that he would make the government stand down when it came to hunting privelages and would not punish when a wolf was shot. Many conservatives probably agree with his thinking, so as a result he may have gotten more support from that particular group or any hunters as well. Allred during this time continues to talk about special intrest groups and how those are the only supporteds that Otter has, obviously trying to gain the votes of anyone he can by appealing to both parties. He probably believes this is the most effective way because he is a democract running in a very conservative state against a former governor, a feat that many think of as impossible.

During the time period of two weeks before the election, the former governor Otter appeared at a small convention on October 27 (see list of links) for the creation of an energy conservation program and spoke about his support for it. He recognized some group's support for the effort then proceeded to explain that it would create "new research capabilities" for the idea of saving energy. His strategy this week seems to be to appeal to all of those who care about the environment and make himself seem like a better candidate. On the 25th, Keith Allred released a campaign ad talking about a Common Intrest group he created that has support from many without regard to what party youre in. He also emphasized his belief in the general citizen and not special intrest parties or factions. He seems to be trying to appeal to all parties by saying this, not just his own. (the Democrats)

About 3 weeks before a new governor was elected, Otter was endorsed by Sarah Palin. This probably helped his cause greatly because Sarah Palin has many supporters on the right wings side and thouse who were not sure about how they felt about Otter would be more willing to trust him if Palin did. During this time, Allred also released a radio ad with some republicans who were planning on voting for him. He was trying to appeal to both sides of the spectrum by doing this, showing that although he was running for democrats, republicans could vote for him as well.