Republican US Senator Daines drops re-election bid

Senator Steve Daines Withdraws From U.S. Senate Race, Community Reacts

BOZEMAN, Mont. — U.S. Senator Steve Daines has announced his withdrawal from the U.S. Senate race, sparking varied reactions among Montanans. The announcement was made on Wednesday, March 4, just

How this week's ‘seismic’ shift in Montana Republican politics came together

While Daines made his final decision Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson, the senator spoke last week with Kurt Alme, who “expressed interest” in the chance to run.

Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid minutes before filing deadline

Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, who is also a Republican, entered the race shortly before the deadline.

Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid in surprise move

Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana has dropped his bid for reelection to a third term

Republican senator pulls some sh-t by anointing his successor

Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana pulled a bait-and-switch on GOP primary voters on Wednesday, withdrawing his name from the ballot minutes before the filing deadline and thus denying ...

"GOP Sen. Steve Daines’ last-minute withdrawal from Senate race was meant to block Democrats from fielding a top-tier recruit" #ELB

CNN: Daines was aware that if he withdrew too soon then Democrats would have a chance at fielding one of several potential Democrats — namely former Sen. Jon Tester or former Govs. Brian Schweitzer or Steve Bullock. Any of those… Continue reading The post “GOP Sen. Steve Daines’ last-minute withdrawal from Senate race was meant to block Democrats from fielding a top-tier recruit” appeared first on Election Law Blog.