Sen. Baucus’ steadfast fight to reverse the 10.6 percent cut to the federal Medicaid reimbursement rate is exactly the reason why he’s currently the 10th longest serving member of the Senate. In an aging state like Montana, where health care shortages can sometimes be the rule rather than the exception, we simply can’t afford […]
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It’s great to see the Montana GOP build their state convention around a candidate that ran an insurgent campaign against nearly everything they stand for… But now that Mitt’s gone and McCain can’t even rouse the dead-enders who still support President Bush, they’ve got to let someone step in to pull a few people into […]
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This is out of left field… According to the Washington Post, Sen. Baucus’ chief of staff Jim Messina is leaving to take the same role with the Barack Obama campaign out of Chicago. It’s no secret in Democratic circles that Messina’s good at what he does (so this move isn’t a surprise in […]
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As Matt reported earlier, the big, bad Club for Growth is up on the air next week in Montana with ads attacking Senators Baucus and Tester for their support of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. Known for their rabid aversion to any sort of regulation, this move isn’t a big surprise, although one would […]
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It appears that the GOP is already push polling in the MT Senate race. I can’t imagine who would pay for such a thing since the this race is pretty much the dictionary definition of a slam dunk. Just about any Democrat would welcome GOP groups throwing their money away in trying to […]
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There’s a GOP Senate primary poll here that I think Bob Kelleher should win. Can anyone help out?
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