Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy criticizes Rep. Matt Rosendale as an unpopular insider.
GOP Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy Slams Rep. Matt Rosendale as a “Career Politician”
In a fiery interview on Fox and Friends, Tim Sheehy, the Republican candidate for Montana Senate, didn’t hold back in criticizing his opponent, Rep. Matt Rosendale. Sheehy labeled Rosendale as a “career politician” who is disliked by many.
“There’s a difference between an outsider and an insider nobody likes. He is an insider nobody likes who’s running for his third term in Congress and has been a career politician,”
Sheehy, a combat veteran with five deployments and a successful businessman who has created hundreds of jobs in Montana, emphasized his outsider status and his genuine concern for the future of the nation and his children.
“I’m actually an outsider: combat veteran, five deployments … businessman, created hundreds of jobs in Montana. I’m running because I care about the future of this nation, about my children’s future, and I realize the problems we need to solve need to be solved by a new generation of leaders.”
The exchange between the candidates was sparked by a tweet from Rosendale in June, where he referred to Sheehy as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ”chosen candidate.” This tweet coincided with Sheehy’s announcement of his Senate bid.
“Congratulations to Mitch McConnell and the party bosses on getting their chosen candidate,” Rosendale tweeted. “Now Washington has two candidates — Tim Sheehy and Jon Tester — who will protect the DC cartel.”
When asked directly if he was McConnell’s “chosen candidate,” Sheehy vehemently denied it.
There is growing speculation that Rosendale will enter the race for the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Jon Tester, who is up for reelection in 2024. Sheehy has garnered support from prominent Republicans, including National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Steve Daines.
However, Senate Republicans are concerned that a crowded primary, if Rosendale joins, could weaken their candidate in the general election, echoing the fate of many GOP candidates during the 2022 midterm elections. Rosendale previously ran an unsuccessful campaign for Tester’s seat in 2018.
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