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Gail Symons: Clearly, Wyoming Voters Dislike Bullies. Don't Be One.
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "In 2026, voters rejected numerous candidates tied to bully-style campaigning. But bullying still works when the complacent crowd allows it, or the intellectually lazy crowd joins it."
Gail SymonsSeptember 06, 2026
Gail Symons: Friday Was A Preview Of What To Expect From The Defeated Freedom Caucus.
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus waited less than a day after the primary election to make one thing clear: 'THE WYFC IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.' The dispute that erupted between lawmakers Friday gave Wyoming an early look at what that might mean."
Gail SymonsAugust 31, 2026
Gail Symons: Wyoming Voters Rejected Arrogance And Detachment, Not Ideology
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "None of the winners ran the kind of personal, inflammatory attacks that surfaced on the Freedom Caucus side - where the argument was rarely about policy; it was about whether the opponent belonged in the party at all."
Gail SymonsAugust 24, 2026
Gail Symons: Check Out All This Out-Of-State Money In Wyoming Politics
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "The Freedom Caucus’s campaign arm, WY Freedom PAC, raised $296,500. Sounds like a grassroots operation, but $165,000 of it, more than half, came from the State Freedom Caucus Network, headquartered in Washington, D.C."
Gail SymonsAugust 16, 2026
Gail Symons: These Candidates Better Have More Than Fear And Blame To Give
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "If a candidate answers your questions, you’re learning something about governance. If the candidate only says who should be feared, blamed, defeated pr excluded, you’re getting pummeled with grievance politics."
Gail SymonsAugust 09, 2026
Gail Symons: One Family Not Voting Can Sway A Whole Election
Columnist Gail Symons writes: “In the 2024 Republican Primary, the winner of a Natrona and Converse County House district was decided by six votes. Twelve additional House races were decided by fewer than 100 votes.”
Gail SymonsAugust 03, 2026
Gail Symons: You Can’t Just Gouge Our Savings To Save Firefighters From These Dumb Cuts
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Your household wouldn’t lump its paycheck, emergency savings and retirement into one pile of cash. But politicians call for that when they point to Wyoming’s investment principal as an answer to property tax losses."
Gail SymonsJuly 27, 2026
Gail Symons: Are The Ruling Democrats In The Room With You Now?
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "So when a candidate warns that Wyoming is becoming Colorado, don’t argue over the prediction. Ask why he needs you to believe it, and if it's to keep you from examining the candidate standing in front of you."
Gail SymonsJuly 20, 2026
Gail Symons: Fast Political Labels Are Lazy. Try Thinking.
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Disagreement with Republicans doesn’t prove allegiance to Democrats. Disagreement with Democrats doesn’t prove allegiance to Republicans. Policy advocacy isn’t candidate politics."
Gail SymonsJuly 13, 2026
Gail Symons: Why Campaign Volunteers Are Critical
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "For me, knocking on doors has been the best part of campaign work. You meet people where they live. You hear what they care about. You talk about the experience, judgment and character of the person asking for their vote."
Gail SymonsJuly 06, 2026
Gail Symons: Who Gets To Define What A Republican Is?
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "A party that repeatedly attacks traditional Republicans risks losing their support and willingness to defend it in their communities. Ask whether you’ve surrendered your political identity's definition to the loudest people in the room."
Gail SymonsJune 28, 2026
Gail Symons: Being ‘Smart’ Takes All Kinds
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Most of us inherited a narrow definition of what it means to be ‘smart.’ But narrow standards cause us to misjudge others.”
Gail SymonsJune 15, 2026