Word: batt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...every Friend of Bill's is in trouble this election cycle. Larry EchoHawk, who has actually posed for pictures with President Clinton, is leading the race for Governor of Idaho by about 15 points over his Republican opponent, Phil Batt, according to a statewide poll. If he wins, EchoHawk will become America's first Native American Governor. EchoHawk's strong showing is a major surprise because he is running for chief executive of a state that is largely Republican and white. EchoHawk, currently the state's attorney general, even favors gun control, anathema to many Idahoans...
...been friends with Clinton, but not always in agreement with him, ever since the two served on the Democratic National Committee's policy commission in the mid- 1980s. In the Idaho race, EchoHawk and his Republican rival have been sparring over who is the more conservative candidate. Batt likes to paint his opponent as a closet liberal and big spender. Says Batt: "When you come down to it, he's a ! Clinton Democrat, I'm a Reagan Republican, and there's a tremendous difference...