3.10.2026 - NEW: Party Cohesion Index, Oil Prices, Idaho RINOs, SAVE Act

Send us Fan MailToday’s show was a bit of a whirlwind, but it all circled around the same theme: people weaponizing narratives instead of dealing in reality. We dug into the spike (and quick drop) in oil prices tied to risk around the Strait of Hormuz—reminding everyone there’s not an “oil shortage” so much as speculation and shipping/insurance fear. From there we pivoted into politics, where we see the same knee-jerk energy: folks rooting for bad economic news just so they can score points against Trump, and Democrats getting giddy over flashy, radical candidates who feel exciting inside the bubble but don’t match what most voters will actually support.The core of the episode, though, was Idaho’s legislature and accountability. Neal walked through a new “Party Cohesion Index” he built using AI + Legislative Scan data—only measuring truly split, high-stakes votes—to show who actually votes with their stated party when it counts. Democrats are highly unified; Republicans are not, and a chunk of East Idaho lawmakers who campaign as Republicans routinely vote with Democrats in these defining moments. We talked integrity: if you’re going to wear the party label for advantage, you should at least mostly align with it—or be honest and pick a different “home.” Calls reinforced the frustration (term limits getting overturned, lawmakers missing votes, crossover voting), and we tied it to a bigger national fight: the SAVE Act and voter ID. The numbers show overwhelming support for photo ID across race and party, and we called out the insulting argument that women somehow can’t handle the documentation process—something they already navigate constantly in real life.**Highlights**- Oil prices jumped on Hormuz risk/insurance pressure—not a true supply shortage—and quickly eased back down.- Neal’s AI-built Party Cohesion Index tracks how often lawmakers vote with their party on split votes; Democrats are cohesive, Republicans are fractured.- Strong warning about “strategic party affiliation” and crossover voting shaping East Idaho representation.- SAVE Act talk: broad public support for voter ID and frustration with Senate theatrics/filibuster games.- Notable media moment: ABC’s Jonathan Karl describing how unusually accessible Trump is by phone to reporters.Let’s talk advertising. When you want to advertise on the radio, you call the station, right? But what about Facebook, Instagram, Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, and other streaming platforms?You could try clicking around, reading books, or taking online courses to figure it out—or you can let us handle it. At Sandhill Media Group, we’re your local experts in both radio and digital marketing.Visit SandhillMediaGroup.com today.<a href="https://www.sandhillmediagrou