Political Quick Hits

Supreme Court Fundraising

Steve Bullock’s victory in the Western Traditions Partnership v. Montana case is an important reminder of how important the Supreme Court races are in Montana.  The latest campaign finance reports for Supreme Court show Elizabeth Best of …

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Short on Economic Sense

This is shaping up to be a banner week for GOP-ers revealing how clueless they really are when it comes to the economy.

Intelligent Discontent posts this week about the surprising Facebook ad put up by Republican Gubernatorial primary candidate …

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No Date Yet for Rick Hill

I’m hearing that GOP front runner Rick Hill is striking out–left, right and center– in his search for a running-mate.

Word is that several notables have turned him down, perhaps worried about his baggage (meaning, his winkie getting dipped and …

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GOP Gubernatorial Race Update: Hill Still the Big Favorite

The Montana GOP Candidates for Governor 2012

Rick Hill is still leading strongly in the nine-way GOP race for governor, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted this past week.

Hill polls highest among those who describe themselves as liberal or somewhat liberal, but that goes …

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Herd of Male Elephants

There are four or five real GOP contenders for governor. But did you know that these fine gentlemen have yielded nine or ten potential first ladies?

Many wives, mistresses and/or girlfriends. Rick Hill? Two wives and at least one mistress. …

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Livingstone Campaign Broke

Despite a purportedly massive personal net worth, Neil Livingstone has allowed his campaign to run out of money. He raised $17K this quarter and spent it all, on gasoline for his bus among other items. That means he must …

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This Week’s Worst Political Ad

It’s hard to believe this has already started.  Ten months out from the primary election and one GOP primary candidate for Governor is already on the air.  The extreme earliness is part of why this Corey Stapleton ad is a …

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Short, Fat, Bald, and Old: Choices for GOP voters

Politics is as much about physical presence as anything else. For as long as democracy has existed, citizens have been drawn to Charisma, which comes only partially from ideas or arguments, from the content of a politician’s rhetoric. The rest …

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Rick Hill’s Worst Nightmare

The Laurel Outlook is reporting this week that Ken Miller is liquidating some real estate, which will probably bring him some serious cash.

Miller doesn’t say what he plans on doing with the money, only that “the timing is right” …

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Miller Campaign Touts GOP Primary Poll Results

The Ken Miller for Governor campaign today released polling results which they say shows “the Republican field tightening and Miller holding a very competitive position against Rick Hill.”

Information about the poll by Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies, which was …

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Latest “Cash on Hand” Reports Look Good for Dems

Democrats are looking good in the upcoming statewide elections according to the latest fundraising reports. The Billings Gazette reported that Steve Bullock (D) is neck and neck with Rick Hill (R) when it comes to cash-on-hand (the most important number …

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Montana Republican Party Overrun with Foreigners; GOP Plans to Discuss Problem

As you all know, Montana Republicans are a nativist and xenophobic crew, who hurl “out-of-state” as a nasty insult and love to tout the number of generations back that their lineage has lived in Montana.

So we should …

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This Week’s Worst Political Ad

First it was the joke about how the “negro caucus” in the Montana legislature didn’t object to quashing a day to honor civil rights, then it was about childhood addiction.  Now, we can add sexism to the …

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