Conflicting New Polling Numbers Drop in the Tester-Sheehy Race
In the last week, two major polls have been published, one from Rasmussen Reports and one from the Napolitan Institute. The Rasmussen Reports poll was conducted from August 14 through August 20 with a sample of 835 likely voters. This poll has Tim Sheehy with a sizable lead of 50% to Jon Tester’s 43%, with […]
Jon Tester Affiliated PAC Offered Cash for Athlete Endorsements, Rejected by Women in Sports
First reported by Lily Meskers of the University of Montana, a Jon Tester affiliated PAC, Montana Together, has been offering collegiate athletes at the University of Montana cash in exchange for endorsing Tester on social media. The group offered between $400 and $2,400 for videos that “inform your audience about Senator Tester’s track record in […]
Montana DNC Delegation Led by Former Billings Rep, Tester Still Absent
On Tuesday, August 20, 24 out of 25 Montana Democratic delegates cast their vote for Vice President Kamala Harris to officially become the Democratic candidate for President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The delegation was spoken for by Jon Sesso of Butte and Robyn Driscoll of Billings. Driscoll is […]
Voices of “Trumptana”: Crowd Interviews at the Bozeman Trump Rally
Last week, I had the opportunity to talk to several people as they waited in line for the Trump Rally in Bozeman. The energy was palpable with music blaring and the crowd packing the parking lot. We talked about their policy issues of concern, what made them fans of President Trump, and what they thought […]
Tester Back-and-Forth on V.P. Harris
Recently, Senator Jon Tester has been attempting to distance himself from Vice President Harris’s presidential bid, having refused to endorse her so far despite her being the presumptive nominee of his party. Tester is in a political pickle, as he hopes to keep his seat in a state that will likely go to President Trump […]
Trump Rally Recap: Team Takedown of the Tester Persona
On Friday, August 9, President Trump held a rally in Bozeman with one central mission–to make sure Jon Tester is not re-elected to the United States Senate. In a state President Trump has won by 20 points in the past, Senator Tester’s chances of winning are reliant on convincing Trump voters to split their ticket […]
Former State Legislator from Billings to Co-Chair Republicans for Tester Group
Senator Jon Tester’s campaign has launched a new support group, Republicans for Tester. With Montana likely to go red in the presidential election, Tester’s chances of re-election seem to lie in his ability to get Republican voters to split their ballots between President Trump and himself. One of 16 Co-Chairs of this new committee is […]
Conservative Corner: Drug Dealing the DC Way
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during 2023 roughly 75,000 US citizens died from synthetic opioids. The Obama administration might have explained this away as the “new norm.” They said “new norm” began in 2013 and continued on a rocketing increase until 2017. Then there was a slowdown for two years. In […]
The reason I’m an independent is I enjoy objectivity
Dear Editor, During “McNiven’s Meanderings” in the 7/26/24 issue, Jonathan lists six different bills where Jon Tester’s vote was the “deciding vote.” So – Senator Tester was the only
Tester Praised Image of Dead Trump and Destroyed Monuments
In the wake of a harrowing assassination attempt in which former President Donald Trump came within fractions of an inch of losing his life and retired fire chief and father Corey Comperatore was killed just three weeks ago, many Americans are wondering how our political environment came to be so toxic that violence seemed acceptable […]