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27 Jul, 5 tweets, 2 min read
The spike returns. (Barrasso currently discussing BLM nominee Tracy Stone-Manning on the Senate floor.)

Live stream: senate.gov/legislative/fl…
Barrasso is a trendsetter on this one it seems.
Montana Sen. Jon Tester calls the oppo to Stone-Manning a smear campaign, says Rs are hypocritical given their embrace of William Perry-Pendley, an ally of the Sagebrush Rebellion who led the BLM illegally under Trump for months.
Senate just voted 50-49 to discharge Stone-Manning's nomination from the Energy/Natural Resources Committee, which deadlocked 10-10 in advancing her nomination to the floor.

Schumer has already committed to moving forward with her nom, which is expected to go on party lines.

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28 Jul
As candidates are expected to head to New Jersey to meet with former President Trump this week, @ChuckForWyoming's campaign has released top-line numbers from a poll showing him as the primary bet to beat @Liz_Cheney in next year's primaries.

Some takeaways...
First, the pollster, John Mclaughlin, was previously enlisted to conduct a poll on behalf of Trump's super PAC. He has a fairly low lifetime rating of C/D, per FiveThirtyEight. That one previously found @AnthonyBouchard to be the favorite. trib.com/news/state-and…
Times have changed however. We have a lot of new candidates in the race. And lots of speculation about new challengers.

This one polled Ed Buchanan, who was being recruited by Club for Growth. wyofile.com/national-group…

It also polled @bobiteman, who is new to the rumor mill.
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22 Jul
.@GovernorGordon, @CynthiaMLummis are fundraising for Kristi Noem at an event in Cheyenne next week.

An eyebrow raiser on the list: @cathponeill, who has been the subject of open speculation as a potential challenger to Liz Cheney.
It's an expensive fundraiser... read what you want. But attendee list is interesting. One -- Leah Juarez -- was a promising statehouse candidate in Casper last cycle.

She split half the vote in a three-way race to clear the way for the establishment pick. trib.com/news/state-and…
But O'Neill is interesting. She was relatively unknown in Wyoming during her time in the Trump admin. Was spotted working the camera at the Matt Gaetz anti-Cheney event this winter. Recently bought property in the state, and has been meeting with people who know a thing or two.
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20 Jul
The Campbell County Commission met today for the first time since that July 7 meeting that was dominated by homophobic comments about the library.

It was involved, to say the least...
It was much more balanced than the last meeting, with a number of people arriving to speak in solidarity with the LGBTQ community.

Some citizens were dismayed by another example of bigotry in their community, that it reflected poorly on them at a national level.
Others, no.

"If we get a black eye while protecting our children from being sexually exploited and indoctrinated, then I say that's a badge of honor," said Kevin Bennett, a leader of the protestors.
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15 Jul
Today is the Q2 FEC filing deadline.

I'll thread some quick takeaways from the top-line numbers for Wyoming's at-large U.S. House race here as the numbers come in, with a longer analysis coming later at WyoFile.com.

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First, Anthony Bouchard -- the race's top fundraiser to-date not named Liz Cheney.

Despite an early scandal many thought would end his campaign, the Wyoming State Sen. managed to raise nearly $213k this quarter -- well-below the quarter million he earned in Q1.
Bouchard also spent way more this quarter -- $255k -- than he took in, leaving him just over $100k in cash on-hand.

Most went to consultants, fundraising and advertising. Expected: He was first-in, and needed to capitalize to build a sustained operation. docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…
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13 Jul
Wyoming has waded into the national debate about CRT and American exceptionalism.

But critics say social studies here "is a cacophony of vagaries." No one has wanted to change it. And in this environment, it could be much harder.

Latest:

wyofile.com/lack-of-standa…
My piece is sort of a 1000 foot view of the issue. I'd refer you to @m0rgan_hughes' excellent breakdown of the standards and how they compare to other states.

We're not alone -- 20 other states failed. And Balow said a revision of standards are imminent. trib.com/news/state-and…
I'd also recommend this fact check she wrote after some inaccurate statements about CRT in Wyoming schools were made by an NCSD Board member. trib.com/news/local/edu…
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22 Jun
Was trawling FEC filings and found a new PAC that formed earlier this month called "Protecting Wyoming Values."

"Interesting," I think to myself. "Wonder who's behind it."

So I tried to find out. Thread. 🧵
We have no local officers, no local addresses, but we do have a treasurer: Mr. Charles Gantt, a GOP consultant who runs a firm with ties to the Trump campaign and numerous other conservative orgs around the country.
Interesting enough to check out. So I call the number on the site, a Jackson number. Get an anonymous Google voicemail box. Weird. So I left a message. I'll let you know if I get a call back.
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