The Montana Republican Party has a few factions, among them free-market advocates and moderates willing to cross party lines. But the dominant voice is that of the far right.

The new heads of the state GOP are inheriting a party that saw huge wins across the state, but also one that formed deep divisions at this year's legislative session.

Political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled ...

Derided by critics as the “Nasty Nine” and censured by the state party, a group of Republican state senators said they were simply advancing common-sense legislation and supporting the ...

State convention in Helena ushered in changeover in Republican party leadership, showcased ongoing divisions from Legislative ...