Two Republicans turn to the Democratic ticket in Great Falls, conspiracy theories follow

Two Republicans turn to the Democratic ticket in Great Falls, conspiracy theories follow

Local GOP and Democratic leaders aren't buying the claims from two Republicans who filed last week as Democratic candidates and say they're fed up with the party establishment.

Two candidates in Cascade County claim to be Democrats. Local party leadership says that’s a hoax.

Republican and Democratic political leaders in Cascade County allege that two candidates running as Democrats are not really Democrats, but Republicans trying to “game” the upcoming election for the Montana Legislature.  The two candidates, James Whitaker and Mark Winters, publicly identified themselves as Republicans in the past but, in interviews with Montana Free Press, denied allegations this week that they are trying to bamboozle Democratic…