Last Straw:Their governor pick polled: Hitler or Netanyahu?

The record

• Six North Idaho Republicans wrote that he called Jewish Americans "the Khazars aka Synagogue of Satan."¹
• He ran a poll: "Who is a better human? Adolf Hitler or Benjamin Netanyahu?" His followers chose Hitler.²
• His campaign account posted about "Jewish billionaires" in government.³
• At his 2025 Hetero Awesome Festival in Boise, he broadcast alongside Dave Reilly, co-host of "The Backlash."⁴
• Reilly said on the broadcast: "it's clean, there aren't any Black people here."⁴
• Fitzpatrick was on video during the comment. He said he didn't hear it because he wasn't wearing the podcast headphones.⁴
• KTVB reported he declined to denounce the remark.⁵
• Reilly stood by it: "Diversity is a weakness, not a strength."⁵
• He offered at least $10,000 to anyone who helped get the Boise mayor arrested.⁶
• In the KCRCC's rating and vetting tally, Fitzpatrick got 29 votes for governor.⁷

Who

• Mark FitzpatrickThe full record, 10 sources.
• Dave ReillyCo-host of the broadcast.
• Brent ReganChaired the KCRCC that recommended him.

Sources

1. Why does KCRCC oppose Republican Gov. Brad Little?Coeur d'Alene Press · April 2026 (archive)
2. Mark Fitzpatrick for GovernorIdaho Conservative Coalition · April 2026 (archive)
3. Kootenai County Republicans need new, more serious leadershipSpokesman-Review · April 2026 (archive)
4. Organizer responds to racist comment at 'Hetero Awesome Festival'KIVI-TV · June 2025 (archive)
5. 'It's not about Black people. It's about liberalism': Hetero Awesome Fest organizer on racist commentsKTVB · June 2025 (archive)
6. Security heightened following call for dirt on Boise mayorKTVB · December 2025 (archive)
7. KCRCC May 2026 rating and vetting vote tally (image)KCRCC · April 2026