Gov. Sam Ford built a big tent. Current Republicans are building a small table.

By: Doug James

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Montana Republican Party Chairman Art Wittich created a purity test for the GOP.

It’s like seventh grade all over.

It was horrible the first time. Wittich’s redux isn’t any better.

Think of it as a chastity ring for Republican politicians.

Sit with a Democrat at lunch, and you are out of the club. Gone.

Talk to a Democrat. Agree with one. Ruined for life. You lose your “Republican” pin.

Meet the adolescent purity police.

Wittich’s …

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