In warning letter, VP Vance says Dems are ‘prepared to pour millions’ into Idaho to flip Risch seat

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 606

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Many Idaho residents recently received a fundraising appeal in the mail from U.S. Vice President JD Vance to support Idaho’s longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch in his campaign for reelection, claiming Democrats were “prepared to pour millions of dollars into Idaho” to defeat the incumbent in what Vance said is an “urgent national race.”

The letter, dated “Thursday 3:29 p.m.,” emphasizes the political past of Risch’s opponent, Todd Achilles, who …

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