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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
Gail Symons: Wyoming Small Towns Are All Quirky Grit
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "We lose the ability to govern ourselves when fewer people serve on councils, school boards, and fire departments. We lose the local economy when services move farther away and businesses can’t support local families."
Gail SymonsJune 08, 2026
Gail Symons: Election Integrity Bills — What Problem Are We Trying To Solve?
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Wyoming doesn’t need election policy built on imported suspicion, weak analogies, and party frustration. We need lawmakers willing to ask the plain question: what problem are we solving?"
Gail SymonsMay 31, 2026
Gail Symons: Take Back The GOP From The Inside, Not The Outside
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "If you want a party grounded in Wyoming communities, local judgment, competent government, and real conservative values, take the seat. Show up. The people who define the Party are the people who file, attend, and stay."
Gail SymonsMay 24, 2026
Gail Symons: The Difference Between The 1994 And 2026 Republican Platform
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "In 1994, the Wyoming Republican Party wrote a platform about governing Wyoming. In 2026, it’s made its platform a purity test. That shift — more than any single policy position — tells you where this party has gone."
Gail SymonsMay 17, 2026
Gail Symons: New GOP Bylaws As Control, Not Governance
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "When by-laws decide who gets party support, who gets labeled acceptable, and who gets dragged through an internal process, they stop being paperwork. They become power."
Gail SymonsMay 11, 2026