And I think this is the Sheehy incident
https://youtube.com/shorts/1Rj9mXzscnU?si=Cz6Ht29ITxdR8Crt
1 week ago
More details from Bodnar's wikipedia page
On January 14, 2026, it was reported that former United States senator Jon Tester had successfully convinced Bodnar to run as an independent candidate for Montana's Class 1 Senate seat, facing off against Republican incumbent Steve Daines in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.[14] The news broke after a text message, allegedly sent by Tester to a confidant, was leaked to the Missoulian in which Tester criticized the Democratic Party, calling it "a poison in his attempts to get re-elected". The sender of the text message, purported to be Tester, further argued that Bodnar would have a stronger chance at defeating Daines running as a political independent than Democratic state legislator Reilly Neill, who was the then-frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.[15]
1 week ago
Cillizza says a couple of times 'but this is Montana'. It's hard to figure out if he's pointing out that the state went to Trump the past three presidential cycles (56%, 57%, and 58%) or that he thinks that they are all inbred idiots (or maybe both), but Tester got 44,000 more votes that Harris did, so there was split voting, and Tester tagged Sheehy as 'Transfer Tim' (he moved in from Minnesota), though Sheehy still won. Unfortunately, the newcomers to the state voted Republican.
There is no Democrat running, but Seth Bodnar is running as an independent. Bodnar was president of the Uni of Montana, and is a veteran. Montana has a strong relationship with Kumamoto, so I should start talking him up over here.
I'd personally be happy if we had several independents pick up seats, I'd like to think that it might help.
1 week ago
Not a huge Chris Cillizza fan, (see https://pressthink.org/2012/08/everything-thats-wrong-with-political-journalism-in-one-washington-post-item/
and
https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/chris-cillizza/chris-cillizza-milquetoast-hack-and-enemy-of-truth )
but he gives this about the Montana race
https://youtu.be/vTBcfv55twQ?si=tjkYL94FzQevEzcz
And I think this is the Sheehy incident
https://youtube.com/shorts/1Rj9mXzscnU?si=Cz6Ht29ITxdR8Crt
More details from Bodnar's wikipedia page
On January 14, 2026, it was reported that former United States senator Jon Tester had successfully convinced Bodnar to run as an independent candidate for Montana's Class 1 Senate seat, facing off against Republican incumbent Steve Daines in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.[14] The news broke after a text message, allegedly sent by Tester to a confidant, was leaked to the Missoulian in which Tester criticized the Democratic Party, calling it "a poison in his attempts to get re-elected". The sender of the text message, purported to be Tester, further argued that Bodnar would have a stronger chance at defeating Daines running as a political independent than Democratic state legislator Reilly Neill, who was the then-frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.[15]
Cillizza says a couple of times 'but this is Montana'. It's hard to figure out if he's pointing out that the state went to Trump the past three presidential cycles (56%, 57%, and 58%) or that he thinks that they are all inbred idiots (or maybe both), but Tester got 44,000 more votes that Harris did, so there was split voting, and Tester tagged Sheehy as 'Transfer Tim' (he moved in from Minnesota), though Sheehy still won. Unfortunately, the newcomers to the state voted Republican.
There is no Democrat running, but Seth Bodnar is running as an independent. Bodnar was president of the Uni of Montana, and is a veteran. Montana has a strong relationship with Kumamoto, so I should start talking him up over here.
I'd personally be happy if we had several independents pick up seats, I'd like to think that it might help.
Not a huge Chris Cillizza fan, (see https://pressthink.org/2012/08/everything-thats-wrong-with-political-journalism-in-one-washington-post-item/
and
https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/chris-cillizza/chris-cillizza-milquetoast-hack-and-enemy-of-truth )
but he gives this about the Montana race
https://youtu.be/vTBcfv55twQ?si=tjkYL94FzQevEzcz