As chair of the Gallatin County Democrats, it's important to me that we have guiding principles to inform our decision making. These represent a shared vision for how we will advocate for the people of Gallatin County and a roadmap for how I will lead this party into the future.

Soon Montana Dems will pick new leaders. Interested in who wins & if they can agree on short, digestible principles telling voters what they believe and where they want to go. Gallatin Dems released a guiding statement.⬇️ Worth the read. #mtpol #mtnews

“Gallatin County Democrats poised to govern from 'bottom up' instead of 'top down'”, a new column by me in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. How do we win in Gallatin County and beyond? I have an idea, and this is my outline!

Joe Hancock, new head of Gallatin Democrats, talks about his background (Air Force, Big Timber native) and hopes for a "brighter future for our children." #mtnews #mtpol #mtnews www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/gue...

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In case anyone missed it in Wednesday’s Bozeman Daily Chronicle, I hereby present my latest little piece on the state of the Democratic Party in Gallatin County. #MTPol Since I’m posting this after midnight, Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/let...

So ends Matt Gaetz’s sham nomination for U.S. Attorney General that was pretense for his House resignation. He’s free and clear now, since the Ethics committee will freeze his report and the Senate can’t subpoena. I can’t find anything about this story that surprises me.

@tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social Just caught today’s pod. Montana had two measures, CIs 126 and 127, top-four open primaries and majority to win respectively. (Ranked choice was not mentioned.) Since they were amendments to our constitution, the mechanism for 127 would have been up to the legislature.

I don’t want anyone to have to wonder which candidates or causes I supported during the 2024 election, so here is my ballot, ready to fly away to the Elections Office. #MTPol #BeTheChange

Just unrelenting cruelty. And judicial indifference. Courts have made it clear that while magic literature is banned for those held in prisons, “it’s for the safety and security of the prison” are magic words that wardens can use to put almost any decision out of reach of judicial oversight.

Happy #Whamageddon day to all who celebrate! May you last until Christmas without being sent to #Whamhalla!

I would watch the crap out of a movie or mini-series about who Henry Ford really was. He was just too integral a figure in the history of the U.S. for good and awful reasons. We need to stop ignoring the worst parts of history. Mistakes can’t become lessons if we never revisit them.

List 5 famous people you’ve met, but one is a lie. Jeff Sessions Afroman Buster Olney Terry Matalas Gary Sinise