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LaMouffette

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10. I just realized why Daines and Zinke waited until now to announce: The deadline to run for the Senate was March 4! So

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 01:54 PM

4 hrs ago

that left no time for any new Democrats to decide to file to run. So now I'm actually glad that Bodner already filed, even if it was as an independent. It's too bad that he didn't file as a Dem, but like I said, his odds might be better running as an independent because here in Montana, we can't win without Republican votes and there are too many Republicans here who have been convinced by FoxNews that we Dems are the devil.

Plus, I trust Jon Tester.

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Here in Montana, Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Ryan "I-rode-a-horse-into-Washington D.C." Zinke are BOTH not running [View all] LaMouffette 10 hrs ago OP

Sadly, Tester has already endorsed the Indy candidate leftstreet 10 hrs ago #1

Well... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #3

Yep leftstreet 9 hrs ago #4

Daines and Zinke are such cowards. They could have stuck around and tried to impeach Rump, but they were too scared. LaMouffette 5 hrs ago #9

He used to be a Democrat per this article karynnj 8 hrs ago #6

Hard to say leftstreet 8 hrs ago #7

I just realized why Daines and Zinke waited until now to announce: The deadline to run for the Senate was March 4! So LaMouffette 4 hrs ago #10

No, Daines is a GOPer leftstreet 4 hrs ago #11

That shocked me too, but it could be a strategy to appeal to Montana Repub voters who can't bring themselves to LaMouffette 5 hrs ago #8

I'd love to see their internal polling Chasstev365 10 hrs ago #2

From your lips to gods' ears Easterncedar 9 hrs ago #5

Zinke wants to run for president but will probably run for governor Maru Kitteh 3 hrs ago #12

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