Democrats are flirting with extinction in some rural reaches of the U.S. In Niobrara County, Wyoming, the least-populated county in the least-populated state, Becky Blackburn is one of just 32 left. Some less populated counties have even fewer Democrats, but those in Niobrara County are more outnumbered than any in the states that track local party affiliation. Wyoming's overwhelming Republican dominance may be even more cemented-in now that the state has passed a law that makes changing party affiliation much more difficult. Democrats in Wyoming have been switching their registration to vote in more competitive Republican primaries, then changing back for the general election. Tuesday’s primary is the first election since the law took effect and essentially banned the practice.
