State Dem party reveals terminal financial condition, asks reporters to keep it secret

Wyoming has vast miles of open range inhabited by antelopes and rabbits, towering mountains, huge coal reserves, Grand Teton National Park, Devil’s Tower, the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo and mostly conservative neighbors except for the leftists in Colorado to the south.

But it is a state with a tiny population, only one representative among the 435 in the U.S. House of Representatives and is heavily Republican.

When its former congresswoman, Liz Cheney, from a longtime Republican family that includes her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, joined Democrats in their attacks on President Donald Trump during and after his first term, voters in the state unceremoniously booted her from office in a tally that went way beyond landslide proportions.

So perhaps the status of the Democratic Party there isn’t indicative of the situation Democrats are facing nationwide after their candidate, Kamala Harris, was blown out of the race by Trump in the 2024 presidential election, and they failed to gain a majority in either the U.S. Senate or House.

But then…

It is a report from Cowboy State Daily, whose reporter was in attendance at a recent meeting of party officials, who reported the party is losing about $5,000 per month.

And the report confirmed Democrats there formally adopted a vote that asked the publication to keep the details secret.

The online report, however, decided to go forward with information that it deemed the public should have.

The report explained the Democrats’ treasurer confirmed the party is losing $5,000 a month, and in all accounts, as of May, had only about $36,000.

Already in 2025, the party has spent nearly $22,000 more than it has taken in.

Treasurer Dudley Case said, “Needless to say that’s an unsustainable loss. So we have to do some fundraising this year, some serious fundraising.”

Officials said the party has taken in about $76,000 for the year.

But monthly expenditures are averaging more than $27,000.

When the Democrats realized their information and comments were in public, former Wyoming Democratic Party Vice-Chair Erin O’Doherty moved to order the press not to publish details.

The committee ultimately passed a motion formally requesting the outlet to keep the details secret.

“After consulting with its attorney and editors, Cowboy State Daily has opted to publish the party’s budget issues as it believes them to be of public interest and political importance,” the report explained.