Primary Becomes Purity Test for a State G.O.P.: ‘You Can’t Serve Two Masters’
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Zack Wirth, a Republican state representative in Montana, became disillusioned by fellow Republicans collaborating with Democrats to block conservative legislation, leading him to consider quitting by 2025.
- Frustrated, Wirth decided to leave the State Capitol, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the political environment.
- Wirth changed his mind when Senate President Matt Regier, a like-minded conservative, invited him to run for the State Senate in Wirth’s district.
- Wirth is now part of nearly two dozen hard-right Montana Republicans competing in fiercely contested primaries scheduled for June 2.
