Almost 640,000 Montana voters registered for the primary. And as we know from past elections, the state is pretty much split 50-50 along liberal-conservative lines. There were primary contests for Congress on both the Democratic and Republican ballots, yet twice as many Republicans as Democrats voted in the Congressional primary. The Democratic turnout was abysmal despite a whole month of opportunities to vote. What can account for this other than a weak sense of civic obligation and a loss of faith in the democratic process? I was taught that good citizens always vote, no matter how many or few are on the ballot. What were Montana’s Democrats taught that causes so many to not give a damn about voting?