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Montana's U.S. Senator Steve Daines joins fellow Republican Ryan Zinke in staging an eleventh hour exit from Congress

With just minutes to go until the Big Sky State’s filing deadline, and the path greased for his successor, United States Senator Steve Daines, R-Montana, announced that he is not seeking reelection. He has not been a consequential senator, but his withdrawal could have serious consequences for control of the U.S. Senate. Daines is the sixth Republican senator to hang it up in the 2026 cycle,…

Montana's U.S. Senator Steve Daines joins fellow Republican Ryan Zinke in staging an eleventh hour exit from Congress

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The antidote to election complacency: Spending time organizing and volunteering in America's battleground states

A gang of political journalists gathered for a celebratory lunch on General Election Day 2016 in Seattle. We placed bets on Hillary Clinton’s winning electoral college margin and the size of Democrats’ Senate majority. None of us, all engaged in the community, saw the disaster coming that night. The ultra MAGA movement is easily underestimated. Its members are suspicious of pollsters. Its…

The antidote to election complacency: Spending time organizing and volunteering in America's battleground states

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Steve Bullock is defeated in Montana

Montana’s two-term Democratic governor Steve Bullock will not be graduating to join the U.S. Senate this year. Although the Governor has high approval ratings among Montanans, it appears that his rival, Steve Daines, was able to ride the coattails of Donald Trump to a relatively easy victory.

Daines current margin – around 5.5% – may seem like a blowout, especially when considering the fact that Bullock was considered one of the Democrats’ best hopes for taking control of the Senate. However, if you look at the fact that Trump is currently beating Biden by closer to 13% (and beat Hillary Clinton by a whopping 20% in 2016), the number reflects how hard-fought the campaign actually was, with Bullock way outperforming his party’s presidential contender.

Bullock’s loss is still a sobering reality for Democrats hoping to retake the U.S. Senate. Democrats need to win a net of four seats (or three plus the vice presidency).

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Via The New York Times: “After months of insisting he would not challenge the Republican incumbent, Mr. Bullock, the governor and ex-Democratic presidential candidate, has until Monday to file to run in Montana.”

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The New York Times explains how Democrats are working hard to reach out to Native American tribes in the 2014 midterms. Tribal voters could be the deciding factor in several races, including Mark Begich’s in Alaska and Mark Walsh’s in Montana.

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ALERT: Brian Schweitzer will NOT run for #MTSen in 2014.

Expect this Senate seat to be occupied by a Republican and possibly tilt the balance of the Senate.