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The Senate races for Republicans this year provide an easy path to reclaiming the majority once again. Almost all the seats they are defending are deemed safe, but there are a handful of pickup opportunities, including Montana. However, RealClearPolling has seven states in toss-up territory. With West Virginia deemed a noncompetitive plus win for Republicans, they only need one more victory to get 51 votes. Montana is the only other state where a Republican even leads in the polling averages. Why Is Montana Going Red? Navy Seal veteran and business owner Tim Sheehy, 38, is challenging Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont), who has won three senate elections in the conservative-leaning Big Sky state, but now has his back against the wall for reelection. The Tester campaign has a massive war chest, and its attempt to paint Sheehy as an outsider compared to the generational Montanan incumbent senator is not working. (READ MORE: Larry Hogan Will Help Republicans Take Back the Senate The Republican Party of Montana has demonstrated remarkable unity, clearing the primary field for Tim Sheehy, a young and charismatic candidate. The Real Clear Politics polling average shows Sheehy ahead of Tester by 4.4 points. Of the two most recent polls surveyed between June 29th and August 12th, Sheehy is pulling away with a + 5 margin in the most up-to-date Remington poll and + 6 in a poll conducted by KULR-TV. Senator Tester is taking an unusual position by not endorsing his party’s nominee, Kamala Harris, and was not attending the DNC Convention in Chicago. Tester’s political evasiveness, which is surprising given his past actions, is stunning. He was the second U.S. Senator to call for Biden to drop out of the presidential race, and Harris’s rise to national politics is often attributed to him. As the former Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Tester recruited Harris and thought she ran a “powerful campaign.” The Harris/Walz campaign has no plan to campaign in the Treasure State this fall, which leaves Jon Tester to campaign for himself as he is now the only statewide incumbent Democrat running for reelection. Trump beat Biden among Montana voters by 16 points in 2020, and Kamala Harris may be more unpopular among Montanans. Republican Senatorial Chairman Steve Daines, Montana’s other senator, believes Kamala Harris’s radical ideology will help rally voters to Sheehy’s campaign in the fall. “When we heard that Kamala was going to be the replacement, we said, ‘That’s good for Tim Sheehy,'” said Daines to the Free Beacon. “As Kamala Harris will continue to be defined by who she really is, versus this makeover that’s being attempted at the moment, the American people will see that she is the most liberal of all 100 senators.” The Republican Party of Montana has demonstrated remarkable unity, clearing the primary field for Tim Sheehy, a young and charismatic candidate. His star prowess was on full display at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee this year. By aligning himself with Trump and running a focused campaign on the economy, immigration, and housing affordability, Sheehy has further strengthened the conservative base. While Montana Republicans have historically dominated federal offices, a potential shift in the political landscape is on the horizon. Democrats once dominated statewide offices, but they are now scarce and have the lowest number of state legislative seats in over 50 years. (READ MORE from Alex Adkins: In Defense of Our Defense: Senator Wicker’s Plan) Helena Capitol columnist George Ochenski concludes that Democrats like Tester are out of touch with their attacks against Republicans like Tim Sheehy. “The Democrat strategists have been off base for quite a long time now, and now there’s only one Demo statewide seat left, and that’s Jon Tester,” says Ochenski. “And he’s scared. He’s terrified.” Despite Montana’s current trajectory of ousting Tester in favor of Sheehy, it is equally disappointing that a conservative toss-up state like Arizona chose Kari Lake as the Republican nominee. Lake is an election denier who lost a gubernatorial election and is on track to lose a winnable senate race to liberal Democrat Ruben Gallego. The path to a Republican Senate majority is possible, but winning is more challenging when Republicans prioritize vanity campaigns over beating Democrats. The NRSC has difficulty choosing which senate races are still salvageable to win and finance those candidates. The good news is that Montana is one less state to worry about. The post Montana Might Be the Only Flip for Senate Republicans appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

by Ban Bartee, PJ Media: If you reside in one of four Massachusetts municipalities, the governing authorities are treating you to a fresh set of lockdowns on the flimsiest of pretenses. Via New York Post (emphasis added): Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb […]

by Shane Trejo, Big League Politics: President Donald Trump has promised Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that he will release all classified documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr., who was widely believed to have been killed in a deep state plot back in the 1960s. “Soon after I was, I can’t believe […]

What the DNC did to Robert F. Kennedy as he ran for office was disgraceful. In July alone, the DNC and their apparatchiks in the media demonized him mercilessly. Regardless of his perceived faults, he had the right to run for office, but not as far as the Democrat Party was concerned. They went back […] The post The Democrat Party’s Assault on RFK Jr. appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Recently, Lindsey Graham called Donald Trump a “showman” and “provocateur” who needed to concentrate on policy. Jake Tapper interviewed Graham on State of the Union and brought it up along with a comment by Donald Trump. When a reporter approached Donald Trump with Graham’s comment, Trump said he doesn’t care what Graham thinks, adding he’s […] The post Tapper Tries to Start Trouble Between Trump and Graham appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to attacks that he has faced for launching a presidential bid to challenge President Joe Biden and his subsequent decision to drop out of the race and endorse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “My family is at the center of the Democratic Party,” RFK Jr. said during an interview on Sunday. “I have five members of my family that are working for the Biden administration. President Biden has a bust of my father behind him at the Oval Office. He’s been a family friend for many, many years.” He said that he understands that his family is “troubled by my decisions” but that he still loves them. “We were raised in a milieu where we were encouraged to debate each other and debate ferociously and passionately about things, but just still love each other,” he said. “They’re free to take their positions on these issues. There are many, many members of my family who are working in my campaign, who are supporting me. I have a very big family. There’s a few of them that are troubled, but you know, I think we all need to be able to disagree with each other and still love each other.” Kennedy’s remarks come after a statement was released by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Courtney Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Chris Kennedy and Rory Kennedy on Friday, criticizing RFK Jr. for endorsing Trump. Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) shared the post on social media, writing: “well said.” “We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise, and national pride,” the family said in a statement. “We believe in Harris and Walz.” “Our brother Bobby’s decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear,” they claimed. “It is a sad ending to a sad story.” RFK Jr. responds to attacks that the Kennedy family has made against him for endorsing Trump. He says his family should be free to express whatever political stances they have but they should “be able to disagree with each other and still love each other.” pic.twitter.com/BrpO96oSCN — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 25, 2024