Montana Politics

Montana Politics Winners and Losers of the Week 14 May 2012

May 14, 2012

Winner: Cell Phone Carriers AND TRADITIONAL PHONE COMPANIES It was a big week for phone companies in Montana as both the Bucy and Miller campaigns violated state law with a series of robocalls across the state. The Miller approach was far more egregious, as the candidate called 100,000 numbers across the state, including reporters, liberal [...]

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Even Ryan Zinke Knows Livingstone and Hill Are Wrong on War Rhetoric

May 10, 2012

Do you ever wonder what Ryan Zinke was thinking when he hitched his political future to Neil Livingstone’s wobbly cart? We’re talking about someone who was seen as a series Republican contender for the governor’s chair in his own right just a year ago but who’s now found himself in the awkward position of having [...]

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Ken Miller Robocalls the State

May 10, 2012

Marnee Banks and John Adams are reporting that Ken Miller is the latest Montana candidate illegally using robocalls to get a message out to voters the same week that absentee ballots are being sent out. Unlike the targeted approach used by Attorney General candidate Pam Bucy, however, Miller seems to be blanketing the state, with over [...]

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Pathetic

May 10, 2012

Developer Denny recently released an outlandish and blatantly false ad attacking Sen. Tester and his record.  The ad uses fake headlines from a fake newspaper.  Oh, and what’s the ad called?  “Honest.”  Yup.  You read that right. Rehberg’s team must have realized what a pile of crap this ad was because, as you can see [...]

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Republican Gubernatorial Ad Roundup

May 9, 2012

The Republican candidates for governor hit Montana television this week with a series of advertisements designed to sell their agenda to the voters of Montana just as absentee ballots reached many mailboxes. Frontrunner Rick Hill promised to “Get the Job Done,” offering the same kind of vague promises that have marked his campaign from the [...]

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Steve Daines Still Doesn’t Know What Office He’s Running For

May 9, 2012

Steve Daines has certainly struggled with a rather fundamental question about his campaign in the past year. He just can’t seem to figure out what office he’s running for. Today, he sent out a rather desperate sounding fundraising letter asking potential contributors to donate so that he can create a “campaign blitz” that will “feature [...]

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The Livingstone/Zinke Comedy Tour Continues

May 9, 2012

The Associated Press reports that SUPERCANDIDATE Neil Livingstone plans to…keep Montana’s economy growing, just like it has under Governor Schweitzer: Republican candidate for governor Neil Livingstone is promising that, if elected, he won’t take a salary until the state gets 1,000 new jobs — a figure that could be reached in just two months if [...]

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AG Candidate Conducting Illegal Robo Calls

May 8, 2012

According to tipsters, Pam Bucy, candidate for Attorney General is conducting illegal robo calls to residents in Missoula.  Apparently, the unsolicited calls are a recording of PSC Commissioner Gail Gutsche asking those receiving the robo call to support Bucy in this year’s Democratic Primary.  The robo call even ends with the disclaimer “Paid for by Pam Bucy for Attorney [...]

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