{"id":2365533,"date":"2024-11-07T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-credits-common-sense-beating-identity-politics-in-his-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:48:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:48:25","slug":"tim-sheehy-credits-common-sense-beating-identity-politics-in-his-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-credits-common-sense-beating-identity-politics-in-his-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Sheehy credits \u2018common sense\u2019 beating \u2018identity politics\u2019 in his election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftim-sheehy-credits-common-sense-beating-identity-politics-in-his-election-washington-examiner%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=2365533&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--><p>Republican Senator-elect Tim Sheehy attributed his election victory\u200b to the preference for &#8220;common sense&#8221; over \u200c&#8221;identity politics&#8221; among Montana voters. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">closely contested race<\/a>, Sheehy defeated three-term incumbent Senator Jon Tester and highlighted \u2063the widespread desire for a government that prioritizes the needs of its citizens. He\u200b stressed that Montanans favor straightforward policies\u200b like secure \u200dborders and public\u2063 safety,\u200d over divisive political agendas. During a Fox News interview, Sheehy elaborated on his campaign&#8217;s focus on pragmatism and the necessity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gov-ducey-commits-564-million-to-border-security\/\" title=\"Arizona Gov. Ducey Commits 4 Million to Border Security\">border security legislation<\/a>. Additionally, he refrained from commenting on the succession of Senate Minority Leader Mitch \u200cMcConnell, considering \u2063his own status as a first-time candidate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tim Sheehy credits &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-candidates-look-to-use-common-sense-pitches-to-expand-hold-on-ohio-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House GOP candidates look to use \u2018common sense\u2019 pitches to expand hold on Ohio - Washington Examiner\">common sense&#038;rsquo<\/a>; beating &lsquo;identity politics&rsquo; in his election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1875018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican Senator-elect Tim Sheehy cited the current state of the government for why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/montana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Montana<\/a> residents voted for him on Election Day, as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hulk-hogan-to-speak-on-final-day-of-rnc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hulk Hogan to speak on final day of RNC - Washington Examiner\">common sense&#038;rdquo<\/a>; carried him over the finish line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3203727\/montana-senate-race-results-2024-jon-tester-tim-sheehy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sheehy won the election against three-term Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)<\/a> in a hotly contested race, giving Montana Republicans control of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> seats, the governor&rsquo;s mansion, and both legislative chambers at the same time. Sheehy reflected on the &ldquo;hard work&rdquo; that went into his campaign, and suggested his victory came in part from voters wanting their government to put them first.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not too much for the American people to ask that their government put the interest of our people first,&rdquo; Sheehy said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;And I think when you ask why we won so handily, I think that&rsquo;s what it comes down to, is common sense. Our message was based on &lsquo;let&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-jr-endorses-la-attorney-general-jeff-landry-for-gov\/\" title=\"Don Jr. endorses LA. Attorney General Jeff Landry for Gov.\">bring common sense back<\/a> to our government.&rsquo; Montanans want a secure border, safe streets, cheap gas, cops are good, criminals are bad, boys are boys, girls are girls. And that kind of message where policy initiatives and identity politics, I think, falls to the side when people say, &lsquo;I just want a government that does its job, makes my life better, and gets out of my way.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2685624&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a696f8e7e391d8d41d8d2fcb2e10aa75\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The senator-elect was then asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">border security<\/a> and whether the Republicans would prioritize it in the Senate in the same way many of them did on the campaign trail. Sheehy contended that there has been a lot of back-and-forth in closing and opening the border since it is in the hands of &ldquo;the executive&rdquo; branch, and called for legislation to secure the border &ldquo;in perpetuity&rdquo; to require future presidents to keep border security up.<\/p>\n<p>The topic of who will replace outgoing Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) was also raised, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2895224\/senate-republicans-surprise-timing-mcconnell-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">McConnell&rsquo;s retirement was announced back in February<\/a>. Due to Sheehy being &ldquo;a first time candidate,&rdquo; he decided to wait on picking his preferred replacement and instead wait until he determines which candidate supports &ldquo;common sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On X, Tester wrote that serving as senator had been &ldquo;the honor of my lifetime,&rdquo; adding that he would &ldquo;always be proud&rdquo; to call Montana his home. Tester was first elected in 2006, with Tuesday night marking the end of his 18-year Senate career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you, Montana. Serving as your senator was the honor of my lifetime. This is the greatest state in the greatest country in the world and I&rsquo;ll always be proud to call Montana my home.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Tester (@jontester) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jontester\/status\/1854272563108565310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The election between Sheehy and Tester was the costliest in Montana&rsquo;s history and the most expensive Senate race on a per-vote basis in U.S. history. Around $250 million was spent between Democrats and Republicans in a state with a population of just over 1.1 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1875018\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1875018\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Sheehy attributes his election win to &#8216;common sense&#8217; over &#8216;identity politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2365534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tim-Sheehy-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44541,32368,32876],"class_list":["post-2365533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-common-sense","tag-identity-politics","tag-tim-sheehy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tim-Sheehy-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365533","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365537,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365533\/revisions\/2365537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}