{"id":2023256,"date":"2023-09-06T10:55:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-montana-gop-gears-up-to-oust-three-term-democrat-from-us-senate\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T10:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:58:34","slug":"in-depth-montana-gop-gears-up-to-oust-three-term-democrat-from-us-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-montana-gop-gears-up-to-oust-three-term-democrat-from-us-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana GOP prepares to remove three-term Democrat from Senate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-depth-montana-gop-gears-up-to-oust-three-term-democrat-from-us-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2023256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>He\u2019s not\u200b just\u2062 your average candidate. Tim\u200c Sheehy\u200d is\u200b a former \u2063Navy SEAL combat veteran, a successful \u200centrepreneur, \u2064a rancher, and a devoted \u200bfather. And\u2064 he&#8217;s a conservative in a deep \u200cred state.<\/p>\n<p>With his impressive background and\u200b the support of\u2062 the Republican \u200dParty, Sheehy \u2063seems like the perfect candidate to unseat Sen. Jon Tester, a three-term incumbent Democrat in Montana.<\/p>\n<p>In Montana, nearly\u200d half \u2062of \u200cregistered voters are Republicans, \u200bwith over \u206220 percent identifying as independents.\u200c Democrats make up less than a\u200b third of the \u200celectorate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/republican-challenger-tim-sheehy-aims-to-unseat-sen-jon-tester-in-montana-senate-showdown-5361091\">Former\u2062 Navy SEAL Challenges Sen. Jon\u200d Tester in Montana\u2062 Senate Showdown<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">6\/28\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/republican-challenger-tim-sheehy-aims-to-unseat-sen-jon-tester-in-montana-senate-showdown-5361091\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/trump-returns-to-montana-to-support-senate-challenger-rosendale-2639952\">Trump Returns to Montana to \u200dSupport Senate Challenger Rosendale<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/7\/2018<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/trump-returns-to-montana-to-support-senate-challenger-rosendale-2639952\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Montana is a Republican stronghold,\u2063 with the GOP\u200d controlling the governor&#8217;s office, secretary of state, attorney general,\u2063 and both\u200d chambers of the state legislature. Even Montana&#8217;s\u2064 Congressional representatives are Republicans, including its junior U.S. \u200dSenator, Steve Daines, who\u2063 is actively supporting Sheehy&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>When Sheehy officially declared \u200chis candidacy \u200cin June, \u2064Daines praised him as the ideal candidate to join him\u200c in the Senate. Senate \u2063Minority \u200cLeader Mitch McConnell \u2063also endorsed \u2064Sheehy, \u2062highlighting his\u200c decorated \u200dmilitary\u200d service\u2063 and\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-gop-senate-candidate-matt-dolan-has-3-9-million-on-hand-after-second-quarter\/\" title=\"Ohio GOP Senate candidate Matt Dolan has .9M available for campaign after Q2.\">successful business background<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, not everyone is on board with Sheehy&#8217;s candidacy. Rep. Matt Rosendale, who lost to Tester in 2018, \u2062criticized the party&#8217;s choice and accused \u200bSheehy and Tester of protecting the \u200b&#8221;DC cartel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>U.S. Rep.Matt\u2064 Rosendale (R-Mont.) delivers remarks in \u200cthe House \u2062Chamber during the third day of\u200b elections for Speaker of \u2062the House at the U.S. Capitol\u2062 Building on Jan. 5, 2023,\u200d in Washington. (Win McNamee\/Getty\u2062 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite the internal\u200b party conflict, Sheehy remains focused\u200d on challenging the \u2063Biden\u2062 administration and Democratic policies.\u2063 His campaign has garnered support from key figures like \u2064Rep. \u200cRyan Zinke and Gov. Greg \u200bGianforte.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Sen. \u2062Jon Tester (D-Mont.) at a Senate hearing in Washington on Sept. 27, 2017. (Samira Bouaou\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Some Early\u2063 Stumbles<\/h2>\n<p>Sheehy, a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veterans-in-congress-speak-out-against-biden-defense-pick-colin-kahl\/\" title=\"Veterans in Congress Speak Out Against Biden Defense Pick Colin Kahl\">decorated veteran<\/a> and \u200dsuccessful businessman, has faced criticism from Rep. Rosendale and others. However, \u200dhe remains \u200dcommitted to \u200chis platform of \u2062conservative leadership and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinema-joins-cornyn-calling-on-biden-to-use-full-authorities-to-address-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Sinema Joins Cornyn Calling On Biden To Use \u2018Full Authorities\u2019 To Address Border Crisis\">common-sense solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With\u200b the 2024 elections approaching, Republicans see an \u200bopportunity to gain control of the Senate. Montana, with its competitive race between Sheehy and Tester, plays\u2064 a crucial role in \u200btheir aspirations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tester, a moderate \u2064Democrat with\u2063 strong support among Montana voters, has defied the odds in previous elections. Despite \u200dthe state&#8217;s Republican lean, he has managed to secure victories \u200cwith the backing of a significant \u200cportion of \u200bTrump \u2062supporters.<\/p>\n<p>While the race is considered a toss-up \u2062by\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-the-11-senate-seats-most-likely-to-flip-in-2024\/\" title=\"Top 11 Senate Seats Likely to Flip in 2024\">election ratings services<\/a>, Sheehy \u2064faces an uphill battle. \u200dTester \u200chas a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-montana-gop-gears-up-to-oust-three-term-democrat-from-us-senate\/\" title=\"Montana GOP prepares to remove three-term Democrat from Senate.\">substantial campaign war chest<\/a>\u2062 and\u200c the support of Democrats fighting to retain the seat.<\/p>\n<p>As the primary\u2062 election approaches,\u2062 Sheehy remains \u2063focused on challenging the Biden administration and presenting himself as a fresh face in politics. Only \u2064time will \u200dtell if his\u200b message resonates with Montana \u2062voters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>become Montana&#8217;s Democratic senator. With his military background, business acumen, rural roots, and conservative values, Sheehy seems like the ideal contender to challenge Tester&#8217;s long-standing reign in the deeply Republican state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":509,"featured_media":2023257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2023256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/509"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}