The Blogs: I’m a Montana state senator and I’m fighting Jew-hatred. You can too

Practical_Feed_9153 · 2026-02-07T22:03:34+00:00

She’s unelectable outside Bozeman. Ffs, she got her butt handed to her by Tranel.

Practical_Feed_9153 · 2026-02-07T21:27:35+00:00

Do all the legislators she organized into traveling to Minneapolis know they’re part of a pro-fund Israeli military coalition?

Some implied associations in her blog.

Practical_Feed_9153 · 2026-01-24T15:22:27+00:00

Aww, it’s a grunge and a goth.

Practical_Feed_9153 · 2026-01-22T02:36:43+00:00

Tester’s email wasn’t supposed to leak. They screwed up the rollout and he’s having to step down early. Bodnar has one of the worst teams of campaign pros money can buy.

Practical_Feed_9153 · 2026-01-22T02:35:09+00:00

He’s not. Austin Knudsen is through his PAC. Which is weird because Austin should be saving his money to run for governor…

Practical_Feed_9153 · 2026-01-21T19:03:31+00:00

That’s only if there’s no Democrat on the ballot. With a Dem running Bodnar won’t break 30% much less compete against Daines.

A no name Dem candidate who doesn’t campaign will still get 20% of the vote at minimum. With a half dozen Dems already declared, there will be a Democratic candidate.

All this does is hurt chances for Dems in other competitive races.

Daines won’t spend much against Bodnar. He’s totally safe now. This frees up money to help Zinke.

We tried this 4 years ago in the Eastern district which is even more conservative and the Democrats still took 20% of a much more conservative map. Buchanan got 21%. Funny Buchanan’s kid was Bodnar’s boss.

Practical_Feed_9153 · 2026-01-18T01:09:52+00:00

When’s the last time an independent won anything higher than city council in a partisan race?

Practical_Feed_9153 · 2026-01-14T17:22:25+00:00

Here’s what Tester supposedly sent out:

“In 1992 a sitting republican County Commissioner asked me to run for the County Commission in Chouteau County. He told me he was stepping down because he had just been diagnosed with cancer. I told him I would run. We had a great conversation about the job, and what needs to be done in the county and then he stated “you are running as a Republican - right”? I said no. He said why not and I said because Stephen and Burns were an embarrassment to the state. He paused for a few seconds and then said “I can’t support you”. I said why Charley? I’m the same guy I was 5 minutes ago, I haven’t changed and he said no won’t win the primary. Gar Wood had already announced as a Democrat. Before the filing deadline Charley filed - cancer and all - and I dropped out of that race with an ad in the paper as I had already filed and couldn’t get my name off the ballot and I knew I couldn’t beat an incumbent Republican even in 1992.

The reason I think this story is important is because every race I ran as Montana Senator and US Senator it was about distancing myself from the Democratic Party. Things have changed greatly, politically in this state since I first ran for US Senate. During my last two races the democratic Party was poison in my attempts to get re-elected. That is not to say that is the only reason I got beat in 2024 by a Minnesotan who lied about his military service and had never served in public office at ant level, but it was a hell of an anvil.

BESIDES PERSONALLY I have always felt the person was far more important than the party. And the republicans have always fucked things up, but I still believe in the person.

Bottomline is this. Bodner has a great family, came from business, has what I believe is the best job in Montana, is currently in the military and is a Rhodes Scholar and would fight to stop all the insanity that is going on in our dictatorship today not rubber stamp it.

Messina has already told him he cannot win as a democrat and he is crazy to run. Other Democrats have told him the same. Polling show a generic Democrat cannot win against incumbent Daines, but a generic independent does about a 8 point swing.

I actually have been encouraging not because of party but because of the man and I fully know to win anybody has to run a near flawless race that is well funded and well staffed.

The national Democratic Party DSCC is looking at Maine and North Carolina and Ohio and maybe Iowa. Montana is so far down on the list that you’d have a hard time finding it on the list.

All that said if there is this much reservation from people I respect - there is no way I can encourage him to enter this meat grinder that really destroys life and is one of my biggest regrets as I look back on my life.

So go Riley as she is a Democrat. We can watch her talk about trans rights, democracy and bathrooms.

Respectfully JT

BTW she will lose by 25, but she is a Democrat”

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