Lion Heart 15,041 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Republican Greg Gianforte’s closing motivational speech to voters ahead of Thursday’s special House election in Montana is the same thing GOP strategists are whispering in private: “This race is closer than it should be.” It’s a recurring nightmare of a pattern for Republicans around the country, as traditional GOP strongholds prove more difficult and expensive for the party to hold than it ever anticipated when President Donald Trump plucked House members like Ryan Zinke, the former Montana Republican now running the Interior Department, for his Cabinet. Gianforte is still favored to keep the seat red, but a state Trump carried by 20 percentage points last year became a battleground in the past few months. Democrat Rob Quist, a folk singer and first-time candidate, has raised more than $6 million for his campaign, including $1 million in the past week alone as energized Democratic donors pour online cash into political causes this year. Quist hopes that enthusiasm also contributes to an outsize turnout — as it did in special elections in Kansas and Georgia earlier this year — for the oddly scheduled Thursday election, happening just before a holiday weekend. "I remember talking to people when it first started who said this was a slam dunk, Gianforte’s it. And it’s not there anymore,” said Jim Larson, the Montana Democratic Party chairman. “It is a lot closer than people ever thought it would be.” Gianforte, a technology executive, has led consistently in polls for the special election, but Quist has narrowed that lead to single digits in recent weeks, according to private surveys. “Gianforte has an edge, but it’s not going to be a slam dunk,” said one national GOP strategist. .. “The fact that we're talking about Montana — a super red seat — is amazing,” said John Lapp, who led the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the 2006 cycle. “It's also amazing how much money Republicans have to pour into these seats to defend them. It's still a steep climb in Montana, but we know that the reaction there means that there's a tremendous amount of Democratic energy across the country, a tremendous amount of fundraising that will then feed into races that are much fairer fights." Democrats hope the passage of House Republicans’ health care bill just three weeks before the election will put the wind at Quist’s back. It has been the subject of Quist’s closing TV ads, and he has called the plan “devastating” to Montana. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/24/montana-special-election-quist-gianforte-238746 ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 174,800 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Truly Trump is doing God's work by slowly poisoning the image of the establishment GOP I'm tempted to believe that conspiracy theory that he never truly gave up being a Democrat and has just given himself the ultimate martyr title in an effort to kill off the party that's killing the U.S. 15 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: “The fact that we're talking about Montana — a super red seat — is amazing,” said John Lapp, who led the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the 2006 cycle. “It's also amazing how much money Republicans have to pour into these seats to defend them. It's still a steep climb in Montana, but we know that the reaction there means that there's a tremendous amount of Democratic energy across the country, a tremendous amount of fundraising that will then feed into races that are much fairer fights." Such good news Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toewsy 1,842 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Come through Montana Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy 127 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, PartySick said: Truly Trump is doing God's work by slowly poisoning the image of the establishment GOP I'm tempted to believe that conspiracy theory that he never truly gave up being a Democrat and has just given himself the ultimate martyr title in an effort to kill off the party that's killing the U.S. Such good news So, thank you, Trump? never thought that there's a day I would thank him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Well maybe if Rob had the support of the DNC this wouldn't be such a close race. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicholic 3,694 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 News relevant to this breaking right now There's nothing harder for people to do than admit they were fooled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 2 hours ago, manicholic said: News relevant to this breaking right now HOLY **** ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: HOLY **** There's no way Gianforte can hold office even if he wins right? Who would replace him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, ZacharyMark said: There's no way Gianforte can hold office even if he wins right? Who would replace him? That's a really good question. I think if he wins and has to resign over this, Montana will hold another special election. But I'm unsure. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manicholic 3,694 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, ZacharyMark said: There's no way Gianforte can hold office even if he wins right? Who would replace him? Hopefully he sees court for this assault but he is a wealthy white male so unlikely to actually see jail and most of GOP is celebrating this act of violence --- There's nothing harder for people to do than admit they were fooled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 110,026 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 This POS is now saying the reporter assaulted him lmao. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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