Deaths reported: split ticket voting is dead; A report of a Wyoming monk who croaked

In a recent column, I questioned that in the current Wyoming Republican-dominated political landscape, would it even be possible for such popular Democrat governors as Ed Herschler, Mike Sullivan or Dave Freudenthal to win today?

This was in the wake of the big loss suffered by Democrat Mike Ceballos who many (including this writer) thought would do much better in his race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Two Democrats contacted me with some spirited thoughts.

UW Prof Phil Roberts of Laramie speculated that “split ticket” voting might be dead in Wyoming. In the past, the state o...