Despite predictable results, GOP primary full of surprises

After lots of finger-pointing, shrill complaints and off the wall ideas, the primary campaign of 2014 came to a close with predictable results.

And as readers of this column may recall, I went out on a limb a few weeks ago and predicted the outcomes of the three most contested statewide races. How I did with those predictions deserves some comment but before getting into that, here are some other observations:

It is truly impressive that an African-American man could capture one-third of the votes cast in a Wyoming Republican Primary election for governor.

What Taylor Haynes did was perhaps th...