Flint Joins Candidates Vying for US House After US Rep. Zinke Announces Not to Run
With Montana Republican US Rep. Ryan Zinke’s announcement early Monday morning that he will not seek re-election for Western District 1, due to health concerns, by day’s end two well-known Montana Republicans announced their candidacy for the Primary on June 2. And, then on Tuesday another announced. The candidate most well-known in Yellowstone County is […]
Sheehy Dethrones Tester, Republicans Sweep Statewide
Among record Montana voter turnout, Montanans made themselves heard Tuesday night. Republican candidates swept the statewide races for Governor, U.S. Senate, and both U.S. House districts. The Gubernatorial race was the first to be called, with the Associated Press announcing a Greg Gianforte re-election victory just three minutes after the polls closed at 8:00pm. At […]
Between the Lines: A few notes about the election:
* It’s striking how quickly Republicans have moved from blaming the last four years on Joe Biden to blaming them on Kamala Harris. It’s as though they have forgotten how limited the powers of the vice president are. John Nance Garner famously characterized the vice presidency as not worth “a bucket of warm spit,” even […]
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 […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to Visit Billings
With President Trump coming to Bozeman this Friday, August 9th, for a rally with Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy and current United States Representative Ryan Zinke, Montana has suddenly become a focal point in national politics. Following Trump’s rally, Zinke will hold a rally with Ohioan Congressman and Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan. […]
Downing Plagued by Gotcha Gambit
One thing that can be said about politics – it’s a gotcha game. Far more so than an arena of ideas, policies, or intellectual differences, it’s about finding a misstep, mistake or misquote that can be used and twisted to malign an opponent and avoid the effort of addressing issues or defending ideas. It’s done by […]
Downing Plagued by Gotcha Gambit
One thing that can be said about politics – it’s a gotcha game. Far more so than an arena of ideas, policies, or intellectual differences, it’s about finding a misstep, mistake or misquote that can be used and twisted to malign an opponent and avoid the effort of addressing issues or defending ideas. It’s done […]
I am supporting Troy Downing for U.S. Senate
Dear Editor: I am supporting Troy Downing for U.S. Senate for the following reasons: Troy Downing is a U.S. Air Force combat veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan in a combat search and rescue squadron. He has built businesses in multiple industries with his start in high tech, merging his startup company with Yahoo! […]
GOP Senate hopefuls spar over spending at forum
Originally published in the 4/27/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — The conversation got a little bit contentious during the GOP US Senate Forum on Tuesday evening at the Elks Club in Billings, where the candidates weighed in on a wide range of issues from CSKT to the Veteran’s Administration, from tariffs to health […]
McNiven’s Meanderings: Post debate reflections and current happenings
Well, folks, I sigh a sense of relief now that the MT GOP Senate Primary Debate/forum is over that Yellowstone County News co-sponsored last night at the Elks Club in Billings. I learned a lot about each candidate and thought they all did a great job. If I counted correctly (and my common core math […]