WRITTEN BY
Tanner Smith-MTGOP National
Committeeman
MTGOP Quiet Complicity in the Political Swamp – PDF
As I watch what is unfolding this legislative session, I see the failure of the MTGOP to properly vet and support “true” republican candidates for office. As Montana’s National Committeeman, I have attended many Republican National Committee (RNC) meetings where the very issues playing out in Montana right now, were being discussed.
What does a party do about wayward politicians who use the term “republican” to describe themselves, but in reality, their voting records and actions portray no resemblance to the principles and platform that comprise the essence of what it means to be a republican?
At the National RNC level I have proposed the idea of an agreement between the state GOP and the candidate wishing to run as a republican. The agreement would allow the candidate to use the “republican” brand/ trademark just as a franchisee does in order to use the retail name of the company they agree to represent.
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