Letters to the editor Dec. 9

Listening skills

On Dec. 5, I read a column in the Inter Lake by Jim Elliott, one of the paper’s favorite Democrat opinion piece writers, titled “Don’t say Democrats weren’t warned.” 

Jim laments about the recent losses by Democrats in the Montana elections and the party is now in the wilderness, as they are across most of the United States. In order to rebuild the party influence in the state, Jim encourages party members to, “Not tell them (the people) what they think they need or should want, but just ask questions and listen.” That is sound advice for any political party.