The race for House seat 4B, now held by Democrat George Sayler, maybe ought to have been mentioned here as the House seat most likely to be taken over by the opposing party – by a Republican, Kathy Sims. It was left off because the flip seems so likely, but it will probably mark a change – reducing from two to one the number of Democrats in the Legislature from the Idaho Panhandle/Randy Stapilus, Ridenbaugh Press. More here.

Question: Do you think that Coeur d'Alene Honda owner Kathy Sims, a Republican who scrapped with the city of Coeur d'Alene for almost a year before admitting campaign finance violations in the 2007 city elections, is a slam-dunk to win retiring state Rep. George Sayler's seat over Democrat Paula Marano?