HELENA — Montana’s two major political parties are in different places after the most recent state elections, but each party’s chair says they need to adjust to Montana’s new political realities.

(Watch the video to hear from the new chairs of the Montana Republican Party and Montana Democratic Party.) Montana Republican and Democratic chairs discuss future with MTN

The Montana Republican Party has been winning broad victories over the last few election cycles, most recently taking control of all of the state’s seats in Congress in 2024. Chair Art Wittich says he expects that trend to continue.

“I think there are more and more conservative voters in the state; I think the state is becoming redder,” he told MTN.

Montana Democratic Party chair Shannon O’Brien says 2024 was a difficult

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