The primary will, unfortunately, and probably illegally, determine all of the races for the 2026 season in Wyoming, with the off chance that the race for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Senate, if Hageman takes the race for Senate.
The stakes couldn't be higher. Two out of the three WFC/Republican Central Committee candidates are doubtful on public lands. The WFC/Central Committee candidate for Governor would decimate funding for local governments and schools. They're out of touch with their state, and the times in which they live, but many Republicans in the state have been sleepwalking through the 2020s, drunk on MAGA propaganda and oblivious to what is happening.Don't be one of those people.
July 21, 2026
Important dates:
Absentee Voting
- July 21, 2026 through August 17, 2026 for the Primary
- October 6, 2026 through November 2, 2026 for the General
Yesterday, in advance of the primary opening for early voting, the Republican Central Committee gave its endorsements, which is highly likely to be illegal.
It was carpetbagger central.
Brent Bien, who hasn't spent most of his adult life in Wyoming, but is a far right wing government dissing fanatic Marine Corps retiree sucking on the government tit (he doesn't hate the government enough not to take his retirement) was endorsed for Governor. California Chuck Gray, who also has never really had to work a real job, was endorsed for Congress, and Harriet Hageman for Senate.
The surprising thing here is that the Wyoming Freedom Caucus controlled Central Committee did not bow down to its king, Donald, and endorse Megan Degenfelder, who has Trump's endorsement. It's too far drunk in its own propaganda to do that. It'll be interesting to see if Trump endorses family friend Foster Friess for the Senate.
As another aside, it turns out that Gabe Saint, a law student who had to leave his internship with Hageman after he was found to have liked Francoist websites and other icky political stuff, is Chuck Gray's campaign manager.
Hmm. . . .
The Chuckles camp is also a bit of a Hageman family affair. Chuck's official lawyer (why the Secretary of State needs one who isn't just assigned from the AG's office is unclear) is Hageman's nephew. . and his wife is a primary figure in the WFC establishment.
Don't vote for any of these people. Bien would bankrupt the state through his anti tax (but not so anti tax that he's not okay with people like him living off of taxes) stance, Gray would be a worthless besotted MAGA, and Hageman has dissed her own constituents for opposing her position on public lands.
Before voting, review this:
Pollice Verso. The 2026 Political Negative Endorsement. The Don't Vote For List.
We recently commented on whom we'd recommend:
Some Freedom Caucusers are having some identity crisis issues:
Of particular note there:
What you’re about to hear is an interview I conducted with Wyoming House District 61 Representative Daniel Singh. This was actually supposed to be the first episode of (podcast) 'Nobody Talks Religion and Politics,' but Daniel asked me to shelve it at the time because he believed it would make it harder to manipulate Republican voters into electing him.
Indeed, it would have.
The article essentially points out that Singh just flat out assumed that Republicans were stupid enough to vote for him if he fed them political pablum. He proved them absolutely correct.
And then there's this:
Wyoming Rep. Gary Brown served Colorado prison time for felony intimidation, records show
His civil rights were restored, so apparently his running was legal. That's not really the point here, however. The GOP in the era of Trump is huge on moralizing, but it doesn't apply those standards to themselves quite frequently.
So who is running in Natrona County?
Anybody to outright avoid?
Well, yes.
Candace Machado is a nice, but flighty, former mayor of Evansville. I wouldn't want her as a commissioner, I think.
Rosemarig Czaban just follows the political far right like a stray dog, which frankly she kind of is. She sort of epitomizes the sort of MAGA lumpenproletariat that follows along as she doesn't grasp they're screwing her politically. She's a Bill Allemand acolyte.
Dallas Laird is too old and needs to retire. Terry Wingerter is as well.
More to follow.
July 22, 2026
My wife counseled me against voting too early before the primaries, and now I'm finding that her advice is well put.
I'm really reconsidering my vote for Congress.
I've been rooting for Balow since the beginning, but in looking at his positions, Richard Dodson is who I like best. Now I'm torn between voting for Balow, as she seems to have the best chance of defeating Gray and Friess in the primary, or Dodson, whose positions are closest to mine.
It's the pits to be in the "voting against" situation, but Gray needs to be sent packing all the way back to California where he has to go out and get a real job. Friess needs to be sent back to the Rich People Reservation that he came from. Friess, Gray and Rasner (whose nearly disappeared from my mailers) have all the money in the world so that, in and of itself, has boosted them to top contenders even though all three of them shouldn't be voted for, for this, or anything else.
I would like to know more about Dodson. Indeed, I'm sick of the situation we currently have in which we live in a small state, but we know very little about most of the candidates personally. Dodson is from South Dakota and lives in Sundance, which is close to South Dakota. He's some sort of IT guy.
Balow was an educator and was once the Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction. At least we know that much. I went pheasant hunting with her husband once, who was also an educator. He seemed like a nice guy. Balow went on have the same role in Virginia, which some people hold against her, even though they love California Chuck Gray whom we know very little about.
Indeed, Gray remains mysterious. We know more about Friess, Rasner and Balow, than Gray. Gray has a public nasty face and that's all we know about him. Who are his friends? Has he dated a woman at any time in his life? What are his interests?
Nobody knows.
Footnotes:
This installment will run through Primary election day. That means it's likely to get really long, but even updating to new installments is making for some very long posts.
Related threads:
Pollice Verso. The 2026 Political Negative Endorsement. The Don't Vote For List.
Claiming the mantle of Christ in politics. Addressing politicians in desperate times, part 3.
Claiming the mantle of Christ in politics. Don't support liars and don't lie. Addressing politicians in desperate times, part 4.
What have you done for me lately? Addressing politicians in desperate times, part 5.
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