How an extremist movement found a way to put on a friendlier, more inclusive face.
Illustration by Slate. Photos by Getty Images Plus.But the Greater Idaho Movement has gained much more ground than these historic examples—at least on paper. That may be because it’s backed up existing ground-level organizations with cross-state solidarity as well as backing from some conservative thinkers. “They implemented a good strategy for keeping themselves in the public eye, which was to have conversations in county after county,” said Lowndes.
of the movement, told me that Greater Idaho has benefited from two factors: its route through the electoral process , and its attempt to avoid being tarred as a bunch of right-wing cranks by building a somewhat ideologically wide coalition. “A lot of times, movements that are separatist or dissatisfied with the status quo in a blue state, they tend to be anti-government or not really interested in the democratic process,” said Haas.
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