Gerrymandering in Montana

For years, we Montanans liked to think of “gerrymandering” as one of those imported political diseases—something that happened in faraway, untrustworthy states with names like “Illinois” or “California,” where maps are drawn by political cartographers who believe in geometry the way Picasso believed in accurate faces. But here’s the bad news: you don’t have to…

Out of Line Nine

Wolves, Hyenas and Legislators Run in Packs

The Wolves in GOP Clothing: Montana’s Nine Align with Democrats.

The Out of Line Nine

Montana GOP Rebukes ‘Out of Line Nine’ for Undermining Republican Control

Frustrated Voters Accuse Rogue Senators of Undermining Conservative Mandate

Sign in Sergeant Don Gregory Park that reads, "The Gateway To The Rattlesnake".

Am I Seeing the Twilight of Missoula’s Rattlesnake Democrats?

Unveiling the Hidden Power Dynamics in Missoula’s Exclusive Rattlesnake Neighborhood

Montana’s Electoral Battleground: What to Expect in 2024

Explore the 2024 electoral landscape of Montana, a key battleground state with 4 electoral votes. Dive into an analysis of past elections, demographic shifts, and predictions for the upcoming presidential race.

Montana Legislature Approves Freedom Caucus Censure Demand of Trans Missoula Rep. Zephyr

The House approved the censure after the transgender representative said the legislature would see blood on their hands for banning “sex change” surgeries for minors

Missoula Republican Chair Calls Police on Another Member

This is not the first time Vondene Kopetski has called the police on a fellow Republican, but Missoula Republicans should make it the last

Montana DOJ Investigating Ballot Shredding in Carbon County

County Elections Administrator Crystal Roascio was caught on video shredding votes from the November 2022 election

Why Are Republicans Censoring Election Integrity Efforts?

I recently attended a program hosted by the Montana Election Integrity Project and learned some rather disturbing facts.  This group has been shinning the light on Montana election irregularities for more than 20 years.  One of the group’s supporters tried to pass out fliers announcing this meeting to the Missoula Pachyderms Club and was refused. In addition,…

Replacing a Montana Senator

The resignation of Republican State Senator Terry Gauthier (SD-40, Helena) revealed systemic issues in the replacement process that should be addressed by the State Legislature and Montana GOP. At the end of November, I was officially notified that one of Montana’s state senators submitted his resignation halfway through his four-year term. The process to replace…

Aftermath of the Red Trickle, 2022

This report was originally published in Poor Roger’s Almanac on November 9th, 2022. Like many other people, I was expecting at least a wave which was discernible. Heck, I even predicted that ten months ago. “The 2022 mid-term elections will result in the Democrats being decimated and the Republicans securely ensconced as the majority party…

Complaint Filed Against DC-based Dark Money Tipping the Scales in Gallatin County

The office of Clerk and Recorder in Gallatin County has been occupied by a Democrat who was elected to office four years ago. The Republican challenger this election cycle, Marla Davis, has a long career as a physical therapist and has served as a dedicated event coordinator for the Gallatin County Republicans. Davis has ran…

Bukacek Questioning Green Energy Sources is Not “Anti-Green”

Considering the cost to build, maintain, and dispose of wind turbines, calling wind power renewable because we have wind is equivalent to saying automobiles are renewable because we have roads. It just does not add up.

Montana Democrats Abortion Privacy Defense Falls Flat After COVID Authoritarianism

After two years of Montana Democrats gleefully and vigorously advocating for the forced-masking and forced-vaccination of their fellow Montanans, their sudden defense of “health privacy” in service of codifying abortion into Montana law through judicial activism exposes not only their hypocrisy, but their ignorance. Prominent Montana Democrats including former elected Democrats and Democrat-aligned non-profits have…

The Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil

Ryan Zinke’s congressional candidacy has once again shone a spotlight on a concept I like to call “Einstein’s definition of political insanity”: the action of voting for the lesser of two evils, repeatedly (simply because “he’s a Republican!”), and thinking that, magically, the candidate will morph into a principled politician. Someone who instead looks out…

Montana Democrats Disenfranchise Rural Voters

Maps Submitted By Montana Democrats Play for Keeps, Zero Compromise

Montana Media’s #HatchetGirls

Mainstream Montana journalists are growing harder and harder to distinguish from the rapid response communications teams of the Montana Democratic Party and the Democratic Party nationally. Self-described “journalists” Ashley Nerbovig and Skylar Rispens are the official #HatchetGirls of the Montana establishment media. Why is it that these alleged reporters cannot seem to quote conservatives without…

Republican’s “Big Tent”: A Flawed Philosophy

People claiming to be “conservative” like to champion the value of Reagan’s concept of the “Big Tent”, welcoming everyone into the party to win the vote. Let’s examine this “value” by looking through history since value can only be established by grading results. The concept of a “big tent” gave us our first president to…