Will Montana Dems cancel the rural left?

By Jesse James Mullen

This weekend’s Montana Democratic Party convention in Livingston may be three days of handwringing over commas and word definitions. Still, it could also be the most consequential convention in party history.

At a time when Democrats are weighed down by criminal investigations, infighting, and leadership frozen in the headlights, county committees are joining forces to propose a slate of reforms to keep insiders honest and lobbyists at bay. That is, if we can get out of our own way first.