The GOP of Fremont County called out a 5-person group of candidates. That group dissed the LWVFC forums in a letter to the public saying that
- [They] won’t “answer questions in front of Republican voters.”
- “We are not confident that the League is non-partisan as they claim.”
Candidate absence is felt all over Fremont Co as they take their forums to Lander, Shoshoni, and Dubois. Their organization is unique in other ways, as described in the article. In particular, the local GOP and DEM parties partnered in the forums, vetting all the questions used in their forums. Read more>>>
The LWV, founded on Valentine’s Day in 1920, does not embrace all synonyms for non-partisan. The LWV is NOT uncommitted or uninvolved, nor do we embrace a political party. To quote the article:
In the century since [its founding in 1920], the role of local chapters has evolved to educate voters via hosting debates and conducting candidate surveys. While the organization does not endorse candidates, and identifies as nonpartisan, it’s long been considered by some to lean progressive. League positions, made public for all to see, were mostly articulated in the 1970s.
