The back-and-forth over Tuesday's closed GOP primary — and the ultimate voter turnout — just keeps on keeping on. Today, Idaho GOP rules committee chairman Ronald M. Nate weighed in with a statistical analysis on the 2008, 2010 and 2012 primaries, and suggested the turnout reveals a sharp decline in Democratic voters. It's a bit more detailed look at the numbers than the shallow quick hit sent out Wednesday by the Idaho GOP, comparing the vote counts from 2008 and 2012. As Nate rightly notes, it's not easy to compare results from one election to the next. But his takeaway focuses on the drop in the Democratic vote from 2008 to 2010 to 2012/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Is it possible that Idaho Democrats are in worst shape today than they were two years ago?