Part Democratic Success, Part Republican Failure Montana, Republicans

Following up on Kari's post regarding the article in The Nation, I found the quote from former Montana US Representative and Democrat Pat Williams an encouraging observation concerning the Republican contribution to the success of Democratic candidates in the West.

"The Republican far right has overplayed its hand in the West for more than a decade," says Williams. "I heard a lot of people say that the Republican Party seemed to be more concerned about legislating mores than creating jobs. In Western states, where wages are low, that doesn't make sense."

Since it doesn't appear the the national Republican party will change their message anytime soon, this leaves a great opportunity for Democrats to make further progress in states like Montana and the Dakotas, that are suffering from poor economic conditions.

Nate Tobin | November 24, 2004 | Comment on This Post (0 so far) Permalink: Part Democratic Success, Part Republican Failure Montana, Republicans

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