"We have a nine-year record of not supporting anyone who is affiliated with the KKK," he told the Daily News. "He first tried this nine years ago. We didn't support him then, and we do not support him now."
Maybe Montana GOP Executive Director Bowen Greenwood means Republicans stopped supporting the KKK nine years ago. Anyway, I'm not sure how long the MT GOP has been around for, but don't you think they deserve a little credit for the last nine years? I mean 2002 was such a long time ago.
Of course, this isn't the first white supremacist that has run in Montana on the GOP ticket.Last time this happened was in 2006. The GOP Chair at the time claimed he didn't know the man was running.
Why are bigots so attracted to the Republican party? I mean the R's can't seem to beat them away with a stick. D. Gregory Smith has an interesting analysis over at the excellent blog, From Eternity to Here.
This diary is cross posted at the Montana Cowgirl Blog.