It’s no Crossroads GPS. But the move by a Montana judge to reveal the once undisclosed donors to Western Tradition Partnership, a social-welfare nonprofit, may have Karl Rove a bit unnerved Monday. The judge released WTP’s dark-money donors—some of whom scrawled “Stop Obama” on their checks—saying that the public had a right to know who gave and how much. WTP’s records demonstrate a history of support for libertarian candidate Ron Paul.
