Miller Campaign Takes the Gloves Off

The Miller campaign is taking the gloves off – calls themselves “country,” and their GOP rivals, “country club.” The attack is a reference to rival Rick Hill’s career as an Insurance Industry Executive and Neil Livingstone’s bid to get Libyan

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Polling Quick Hits

Damage Control

Public Policy Polling came out with a poll a while back that had Tester and Rehberg in a statistical dead heat.  Then, the Republican political front group known as the Montana Chamber of Commerce came out with a …

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Tea Party Congressman to Hold Hearing on the Fate of Jesus

Rehberg loves Big Mountain JesusWho says Congress doesn’t work on issues that matter to Americans during tough economic times?

Montana congressman Denny Rehberg, co-founder of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus and Michelle Bachmann’s earliest endorser, has announced that he will hold a hearing this …

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Congressman Rehberg: Clueless or Lying?

KXLH News is reporting this week on the issue of corruption and the need for accountability and transparency in Montana election laws. Tester supports it, Rehberg does not.

Here’s the video:

You can see that Rehberg either doesn’t understand the …

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On Jon Sonju and Federal Earmarks

Craig Moore, a conservative blogger, pointed out a few days ago that Tester and Baucus and Rehberg all support earmarks such as the funds that Jon Sonju’s company receives.

So do I. While I’m not familiar with the Sonju earmark …

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The Fundamental Difference

Rancher

Jon Tester on his farm near Big Sandy, MT

Rancher–dirt farmer and butcher from one of the most rural areas in America; lost part of his hand in a meat grinder; grows organic wheat, barley, lentils, peas, millet, buckwheat, and alfalfa; works the land, fixes fence; is the …

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Return of the Jedi

In 2010, the Empire struck back, hard. The Dark Side destroyed the Democrats, the first piece of sizable revenge exacted by the GOP ever since their Death Star (which had dominated the galaxy for two decades) was destroyed in the …

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War on Jesus

 Jesus jumps into the Montana Senate Race

Amid the worst recession in 50 years and with unemployment at record levels, Montana GOP congressman Denny Rehberg is focusing on what matters: a statue of Jesus.

For the last three weeks, …

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Montana GOP Campaign Gimmick Backfires

A Republican Party campaign stunt designed to make Montanans think Senator Jon Tester was hiding his position on an issue has had some unintended consequences.

The MTGOP sent out an email saying they were offering a $100 dollar prize to …

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Rehberg Gets A Bad Number

Denny Rehberg. There's whisky to be drunk.A trusted source just sent me some limited results from a poll that was recently conducted in Montana by a reputed pollster. The news was good for Jon Tester.

Tester’s job approval is 50-26 whereas Dennis Rehberg’s is 41-34. There …

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What Rehberg Won’t Say

Congressman Dennis RehbergCongressman Rehberg plans to cut Medicare.TEA Party Congressman Dennis Rehberg won't say he won't cut Medicare.

TEA Party Congressman Dennis Rehberg sent out an email this week trying to give the impression that he didn’t intend to cut Medicare.  Problem is, he never says he isn’t planning major cuts:

 Unfortunately, some members of Congress and their

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Butte Girl Plays Leading Roll In Wisconsin TEA Party Recall Election

The voters of Wisconsin go to the polls today to vote on the recall of six TEA Party Republican legislators who helped with Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s attack on unions. One of the leaders in recalling these legislators is Montana …

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Montana State Firemen’s Association Endorses Tester for U.S. Senate

The Montana State Firemen’s Association announced today that it has endorsed Sen. Jon Tester in his bid to serve a second term in the U.S. Senate.

Firefighters were key to Tester’s win against Republican incumbent Senator Conrad Burns in 2006.

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